Sonny and Lonnie had no option but to obey orders. They climbed down the window to the nearby pipe, and then escaped through the back door.
Meanwhile, Lucinda was examining the wound on Nathaniel’s back with care.
The bandage had obviously been changed some minutes ago and was slightly stained with blood.
But she didn’t plan to let him go. Curious, she lifted the corner of the bandage to check the injury.
Nathaniel winced in pain.
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“Lucinda, that hurts…”
She paused.
She hesitated for some seconds and then pulled her hand away.
“Who treated your wound? When I got here, I saw Abel and the others passed out in the garden. What happened?
“I treated it myself.”
Nathaniel lay on the bed with a straight face. He was forced to lie on his side so he could only continue to respond to her question with his head facing the other side.
“Abel and the others passed out?
I had no idea. I’ve been in my room.”
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Lucinda gave him a cold stare. She raised an eyebrow and a small smile played on her lips.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
It was clear that she didn’t believe him.
What a liar!
Lucinda pressed her knees harder against his back, making him wince.
“Before I left, you were weak and couldn’t even move your fingers.
You have now magically become healthy and strong enough to change your own bandage. Do you expect me to believe that?”
Nathaniel kept his mouth shut, refusing to say anything.
Lucinda continued her interrogation.
“My bodyguards were drugged and passed out in the yard, but you seem perfectly fine. Did your men do that? Do you seriously think I will accept that it has nothing to do with you? Or did you just act Like you were sick to deceive me?”