“That works for me. Dining with a beauty like you, even if we only have bread and water, it’ll be a feast!”
“Oh, aren’t you the smooth talker?”
“I mean every word, I assure you!”
Both of them engaged in a pleasant conversation.
Vivian wore an embarrassed expression on her face, but it went unnoticed by them.
Vivian sensed Zakai’s admiration to Lucinda. She couldn’t resist the urge to share her discovery with Nathan and seized the opportunity when their attention was elsewhere.
Overwhelmed with guilt, she silently repeated apologies to Lucinda.
Miss Simmons! I am so sorry! She thought.
Nathan had instructed Vivian to keep a close eye on any males who came near Lucinda and promptly report back to him.
She was actually hesitant at first.
However, he had generously rewarded her with a substantial sum of money for this task.
And since he was going to be Lucinda’s husband, Vivian believed he wouldn’t pose any harm to her. So she…
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After leaving the room, Lucinda wasted no time and swiftly composed a message, which she sent to Nathan.
“There’s a dinner appointment after work. I won’t be able to make it home for dinner. I’ll make it up to you once I finish all my work.”
She even included a smiling emoji to lighten the tone.
Within seconds, Nathan’s response popped up on her screen.
“How many people will be at the dinner? Are there only men, or are there ladies as well?”
Reading the message, Lucinda was taken aback.
If he discovered that she would be dining alone with Zakai, he’d surely overthink and jump to conclusions, right?
With that thought in mind, she typed back, “There’ll be plenty of people, both men and women. Don’t worry! I’ll keep a safe distance from the men!”
She added a ki*sing emoji at the end of her reply.
After that, no further response came from Nathan.
Without dwelling on it, Lucinda slid her phone back into her bag and resumed her conversation with Zakai as they took the elevator together.
Little did she know, the man in the car had grown furious upon reading her message.