Despite Graham’s show of strength, Nathan refused to fight back and took the hit to his chest.
Nathan let out a groan as he stumbled backward, his face draining of color and his chest throbbing with intense pain. Graham’s attack had exacerbated his gunshot wound, making it even more unbearable.
A surge of blood flooded Nathan’s mouth. He tried hard to swallow it back down, but it still spilled out from his lips in a crimson stream.
“Nate!” Lucinda rushed to his side, holding him up.
Seeing the blood, Lucinda knew how hard Graham had just pushed him.
She felt so sorry for Nathan that her eyes started to turn red.
“Graham!” she exclaimed.
“He was shot yesterday and seriously injured.
He just finished the surgery. How could you hit him like that?”
Graham looked at his hand, and then at Nathan, who was sweating profusely from the pain. Nathan’s face was so pale that it was obvious he wasn’t faking it. Graham felt a twinge of guilt.
“I thought he’d fight back…”
He knew Nathan was a skilled fighter and was his match, but he didn’t expect him not to dodge this time.
The pain subsided a little, and Nathan wrapped his arms around Lucinda protectively. He weakly said, “I’m Lucinda’s fiance. I’ve taken your punishment for her. Is that enough? If it’s not, you can break my legs.”
“No! I won’t let that happen…” Lucinda exclaimed as tears welled up in her eyes, streaming down her cheeks. She raised her head to look at him, feeling sorry for his pain.
With a bitter smile, Nathan wiped the tears on her face with his trembling fingers.
The pain was so intense that he could barely hold on.
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“Can you hug me, Lucinda?” he asked weakly.
Lucinda extended her arms to embrace him. Nathan curved his back and weakly collapsed into her embrace. He rested his head on her slim shoulder and subtly regulated his breathing.
Graham looked at the couple flaunting their love in a daze but couldn’t hide his discontent.
He refrained from saying anything, considering that his younger sister was crying.
“Since they’re engaged, does it matter if they’ve been intimate or not?” Violeta intervened, sighing softly.
“Now that Nathan has taken the punishment for Lucinda, let’s not create more problems.”
Graham was at a loss for words.
He turned and glanced at his wife. She was on the side of Lucinda and Nathan.