Nathaniel was observing his every movement. He saw that the man’s eyes flashed when he reached for the handkerchief, which wasn’t a good sign.
The next second, the man took out a small glass vial from his pocket and tried to pour it on Lucinda’s face.
“Watch out!”
Without thinking, Nathaniel leaped into action. He grabbed her in his arms, and the whole bottle of liquid was poured onto the back of his suit. Soon, pungent smoke arose.
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Then came a burning sensation.
It hurt so much that Nathaniel contorted in pain and his face turned pale. Still, he held onto Lucinda tightly.
“It’s sulfuric acid!”
Abel shouted in horror.
Hearing this, the people who were on the dance floor screamed and ran away in all directions.
Chaos ensued.
The man who had just thrown the vial of sulfuric acid also tried to run away.
Furious, Lucinda roared, “How dare he use such a dirty trick? Leon, Conor, get him! Don’t let him get away!”
After that, she focused on Nathaniel and quickly took off his suit jacket and shirt.
Nathaniel had just caught a cold last night, so he was already weak to begin with. In the afternoon, he took some medicines and then did chores, exhausting all of his strength.
He was in so much pain that he couldn’t stand steadily. He rested his chin on Lucinda’s shoulder and gently held her waist for support.
Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Gritting her teeth, Lucinda tossed his burning clothes away.
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Fortunately, most of the sulfuric acid ended up on his clothes, leaving only a palm-sized burn on his back.
But still… It hurt so much!
Nathaniel felt lucky that he was the one who got hurt. If it was Lucinda who got the brunt of it, he never would’ve forgiven himself.
In great pain, he struggled to raise his head, his eyelashes trembling. At such a close proximity, he could smell Lucinda’s pleasant, sweet scent, which helped to keep him awake.
Out of the corner of her eye, he suddenly noticed that Pierre, who had been standing behind Lucinda earlier, had disappeared.
Realizing this, he gave Sonny a meaningful look.
Sonny immediately understood what he meant and left quietly to look for Pierre.
In the middle of the dance floor, Sally nearly fell down because of the stampede. She wove past the crowd and hurried back to look for Lucinda, but as soon as she got close, she saw the horrific bloody wound on Nathaniel’s back. She was so frightened that all the color drained from her face.