After a moment’s silence, Nathaniel said, “No, you wouldn’t do that.”
He hadn’t been fooled by Enoch.
He was smarter than she had given him credit for.
She relaxed. When she raised her eyes, he was standing in front of her. His swollen cheek and lip spoiled his natural charm.
He was a bad-tempered man but very pleasant to look at, and it was hard to accept the damage to his handsome face.
She grabbed a small medical kit from a drawer and pushed it in front of him.
“You look ugly right now. You’ll find ice in the mini refrigerator in the corner over there. Take some and deal with your cheek.”
“Okay.”
Without any hesitation, Nathaniel fetched some ice cubes, wrapped them in a piece of cloth and held it against the swelling.
Lucinda sat at her desk to work.
The bodyguards and Zaniyah left the room, closing the door behind them.
For a while, the only sounds were her fingers on the keyboard and the occasional gasps as Nathaniel applied ointment. The atmosphere was strained.
Neither of them spoke.
Their cold silence lasted over an hour. Zaniyah knocked on the door and entered.
“Miss Ross, Mr. Hernandez is here to see you.”
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Why would Brinleigh come to the Roberts Group? Lucinda wondered before saying, “Let him in.”
Nathaniel frowned.
Mr. Hernandez? Who was this Mr. Hernandez?
A colleague, a friend or.
As Brinleigh stepped into the office, Nathaniel stood up.
The two men noticed each other at the same time.
Their eyes met, and their faces darkened.
Nathaniel smiled when he said, “I did not expect to meet the eldest son of the Hernandez family here.”
Brinleigh was furious.