Lucinda’s hands clenched the shirt he had left behind. Her arms were trembling, and her nose began to sting.
But she held back her tears. She couldn’t cry in front of Sonny.
As for Sonny, he did notice that Lucinda looked sad upon hearing the news, but she never shed a single tear. He felt sorry for his boss all over again.
It was a tragedy that such a powerful man would be laid low by this heartless woman.
Nevertheless, Sonny was just Nathaniel’s subordinate, a side character in his and Lucinda’s story. Sonny knew he was in no position to blame or criticize Lucinda.
He could only sigh and tell her the rest of the truth.
“Another reason I came here today,” Sonny said in a calmer tone, “is to say goodbye to you. I am leaving. I was Mr. Roberts’ man. Now that… Now that he is dead, I will have to work with a new boss.
I… I don’t think I’ll be back in Forden again. Please take good care of yourself, Miss Lucinda.”
Lucinda simply looked at him in silence.
Sonny lowered his head and turned toward the door. He had taken a few steps when he looked back again, seemingly unable to keep himself from saying, “Love is a complex thing. Mr. Roberts had thought that Eleanor was the one who saved him, so he forced himself to love her.
Little did he know that he was already in love with you. Even though Eleanor kept throwing herself to him in all that time, he has never touched her.
That incident where you had to jump off the plane, it was all Flynn’s doing. He only made it seem like he was acting on Mr. Roberts’ orders. Mr. Roberts searched for you in the mountains for almost a month, until Mr. Graham Simmons came and hunted him down.
But all he got in return was humiliation and torture in your hands.
Whenever you were in danger, he would be ready to risk his life to save you. You abused and insulted him, but he never complained, not even once. He gave up his dignity and lowered himself at your feet, pleading for your forgiveness every single day… Miss Lucinda, have you never been moved at all?”
Sonny’s words felt Like a thousand daggers piercing her heart.
The dull pain coursed throughout her body, from the tips of her hair to the soles of her feet.
Lucinda bit her lower lip until it almost bled. The guilt was consuming her.
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“I… I’m sorry…” she rasped.
Sonny heaved another sigh and took a deep breath to compose himself.
Then he quietly walked out and closed the door behind him.
Lucinda kept holding the shirt long after Sonny left, her tears now streaming freely down her face.
Memories of the day they had come back from the abandoned construction site flashed in her mind.
Nathaniel had sat up straight in the car the whole time, his back barely touching the backseat. It turned out that he had been in so much pain, he couldn’t even lean against the cushions.
And when he had walked upstairs, he had to cling to the banister just to take one step at a time. Each of them must have strained his wounds, yet he never complained.