Her lips were busted and swollen, and her words were a little hard to make out.
But Nathaniel had clearly heard her say, “Nate.”
Lucinda never called him that.
Stunned, he looked at the woman on the ground in a daze. It was Flynn who recognized her first and shouted, “Boss, this isn’t Lucinda-this is Miss Turner!”
As soon as Flynn recognized her, he felt restless.
“Miss Turner, what’re you doing here? Who did this to you?”
Eleanor cried even more sadly. Her bloody hand clutched at Nathaniel’s sleeve as she whispered, “It was… It was Lucinda. She asked me to come here. Nate, everything hurts. Help me, please…”
Mid-sentence, her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she went limp. She had passed out from exhaustion.
The moment Nathaniel realized that the bloodied woman in his arms was Eleanor and not Lucinda, he suddenly felt a little relieved. He didn’t even realize it himself.
Flynn, on the other hand, felt the opposite way.
“Those fucking bastards! How dare they hurt Miss Turner? Damn it!”
Gnashing his teeth in anger, he turned to look at Nathaniel and said, “Boss, you rushed all the way here because you received a text from Lucinda. You thought she was in danger, but it turned out that Miss Turner was the one in trouble. Lucinda has to be behind this!”
Nathaniel pursed his lips, deep in thought.
“Take Ellie to the hospital first. We’ll look into it later.”
“Yes, sir.”
Then Flynn gingerly took Eleanor from Nathaniel’s arms and carried her towards their car, which was parked on the side of the road.
After he left, Nathaniel slowly stood up. He could still hear the thugs groaning in pain inside the house.
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He thought about the text Lucinda had sent him earlier. It read, “I’m meeting ten men for some fun tonight. Would you like to join us?”
When he first read her text, he was furious. He tried calling her, but her phone was turned off. So he ordered Flynn to track down her location and rushed over immediately.
Unexpectedly, it was Eleanor who was beaten black and blue, not Lucinda.
Lucinda…
Was she really behind this?
A trace of anxiety suddenly flashed in Nathaniel’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Lucinda had rendezvoused with Karin and Malcolm. Together, they headed back to the city.