“I only told him to buy them for me this afternoon. Then you saw them this night. I genuinely haven’t smoked any.”
Once again, she tried to control her anger, picked up the pack of cigarettes on the table, opened it and showed it to him.
“When I came here, I noticed that the cabinet drawer was slightly open, as if someone had just opened it, but too nervous to close it properly. Besides, this pack is clearly missing a cigarette. Are you still going to deny it?”
Realization dawned upon Nathan.
So, this was how she discovered it!
To make matters worse, Sonny had even left his own pack of cigarettes with one missing in the drawer.
Why was he so reckless? Did he intentionally want Lucinda to find out?
Suppressing the immediate urge to kill Sonny, Nathan consciously transitioned from his squatting position to kneeling before her.
“I did touch a cigarette today, but I merely smelled it. I didn’t smoke it. If you don’t believe me, you can check if I reek of smoke.
I truly haven’t smoked!”
Lucinda narrowed her beautiful eyes, her expression filled with contempt.
“After you smoked, you showered and changed your clothes.
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She didn’t believe him in the slightest.
Grievance welled up within him and tears brimmed in his reddened eyes.
He delicately grasped her sleeve as if seeking solace.
“Lucinda, you said last time that we should trust each other. I’m telling you nothing but the truth. Please trust me this time, okay?”
“But you just told me that the cigarettes weren’t yours, so what do you want me to believe?”
Nathan was rendered speechless. He had hoped to get away with this, but now he had to face the consequences of his actions.
Biting his lower lip hard, he struggled to find an explanation for himself. Sadness consumed him.
Lucinda soon saw the tears welling in his eyes. He appeared pitiful and helpless, as if burdened with immense sorrow.
The imprint of his teeth marred his injured lower lip, which now bled.
“Stop hurting yourself!” Lucinda exclaimed, startled.
She instinctively pinched his cheek to make him open his mouth.