As Nathaniel left the room, something dawned on him.
A well-trained spy would have noticed the intruders immediately they walked into the room. Although Lucinda reacted fast, she wasn’t swift enough.
He had only been testing her tonight to see how she would react. If she had moved to kill him, he would have signaled to Sonny and the others who were lurking outside.
But if she had remained calm, he would have stopped his knife before it could hurt her.
But this stupid woman…
Nathaniel let out a heavy sigh.
He pondered whether or not she was actually a spy. If not, her vendetta against the Roberts family was nothing more than a coincidence.
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His guilt heightened. He put his hand to his lips and signaled his men to retreat. He then rushed back upstairs to Lucinda’s room.
In the room, Lucinda’s eyes were as cold as ice when he returned.
She waited for him to stand in front of her before demanding, “Get down on your knees!”
Nathaniel was taken aback by her sudden command and his face contorted with defiance.
Although guilt lingered in his mind, he refused to let her walk all over him and strip him of his dignity.
“I am a man. I won’t give up my self-respect,” he stated firmly.
“You’re not going to kneel, are you? It looks like you enjoy an audience, so I’ll have to call the bodyguards to assist you.”
Lucinda’s patience quickly ran thin as she was about to press the alarm.
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Before she could act, a slightly loud thud echoed in the room.
Nathaniel’s knees had hit the ground.
“I may be proud, but I’m not stupid,” he declared with a serious tone.
Though fuming with rage, Lucinda was amused by Nathaniel’s reaction.
She snorted at his arrogant expression and snapped, “What are you waiting for? Treat my wound!”
Nathaniel quickly opened the first aid kit and did as she told, carefully attending to the cut on her palm.
The wound wasn’t deep, but it ran the entire length across her palm.
Because of that, her small and delicate hand now looked rough.
Nathaniel felt a tug in his heart at the sighed. He continued to tend to her wound with the utmost care.