Quickly sensing the brewing storm, Lucinda interjected, “Hilliard, I am also at fault here.
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Nate has only just recovered. Please don’t torture him.”
Hilliard disagreed with a stern voice, “He won’t truly cherish you if we don’t teach him a lesson. Do you think we’ll just accept him now that you’re carrying his babies?”
“Hilliard…”
Lucinda started to approach him, but Nathan intercepted her. His tone was neither humble nor aggressive.
“No matter how much trouble you want to stir up for me, I’ll face it. I won’t resist!”
“Fine.”
Hearing his vow, Hilliard stood up, gave Nathan a cold glance, and then turned around and left.
She swiftly stopped him and asked, “Hilliard, is Graham aware? You didn’t tell him, did you?”
Hilliard wouldn’t harm her, but Graham had always been a strict disciplinarian with her since she was a child. Graham wouldn’t let her and Nathan off the hook easily.
Hilliard halted his steps and replied sullenly, “On New Year’s Eve, you go apologize to him yourself.”
She heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, Graham was still unaware of the situation.
She lightly patted her chest, feeling fortunate that she still had time to find a solution.
Seeing her fear, Nathan held her hand and inquired, “Are you really so scared of Graham?”
“Once he finds out, he’ll be furious! It’s no small issue. He won’t let me go, let alone you.”
Nathan touched her head affectionately and held her tightly in his embrace.
“Don’t worry. No one can harm you.”
“Save yourself. You might end up with a worse ending than me.”
With a worried expression and furrowed brows, Lucinda said determinedly, “No, I need to find a way to make Graham react to this calmly!”
At noon on New Year’s Eve, Lucinda, Nathan, and Sonny headed to Norton’s place to have lunch together.
In the evening, Nathan prepared a bunch of exquisite gifts. He drove Lucinda to Peace Mountain and directly to Atticus’s villa.
The villa was buzzing with activity.
Florrie, Graham and his wife, Hilliard, and Cyrus were all present.
Nathan didn’t bother wearing the mask like he always did as he arrived with Lucinda. When Florrie emerged and caught sight of him, she was taken aback.
“Nathan looks so handsome. It seems all those rumors were false after all?”