Lucinda helped Nathan to the bed and made sure he was comfortably tucked in.
After the surgery he just had, he was feeling weak especially staying in the corridor for over half an hour.
Lucinda turned the heat on and sat on the edge of his bed.
She then poured him a cup of warm water, offered it to him and said, “Sonny told me everything during your surgery, so you don’t have to explain things all over again. But I do have a few questions that I need answers to.”
Nathan nodded, bracing himself for her questions.
“Why did you take on the identity of Nathaniel? And where is the real Nathaniel if you’re Nathan?”
Holding her hand, Nathan felt her warm palm and said, “Do you remember the car accident that happened thirteen years ago?”
“Yes, I do,” Lucinda replied.
“When Nathaniel was just fifteen years old, he died while trying to save me. At the time, the Payne family was in turmoil and I was too young to take on my two uncles. Nathaniel had been sent away to the National Security Bureau by his grandfather when he was just a child, so his family had never met him ever since. To keep up appearances, Grandpa asked me to temporarily take Nathaniel’s place and keep my true identity hidden. When the car accident happened thirteen years ago, all the people who accompanied me in the car died. And so I became Nathaniel, returning to the Roberts family, taking care of his grandfather and mother, and helping to revive the Roberts Group.”
“I see,” Lucinda murmured as she lowered her gaze.
“So the ashes were also fake? Pierre watched as the body was cremated, but it wasn’t really you?”
“The ashes are of the real Nathaniel’s. And the body was a man in the warehouse who looked like me. His face was burnt beyond recognition in the fire, so Pierre must not have realized it,”
Nathan explained with a weak voice. There was a glint in his eyes as he looked at Lucinda.
“Lucinda, I didn’t mean to deceive you. After I returned to Stastle and took over the Payne family, I couldn’t go back. But when I found out that you made your identity public, I was overjoyed.”
Lucinda remained silent, staring at him intently.
Her unyielding gaze made Nathan nervous.
“I know I lied to you that night after the party. I was wrong, and I’m sorry. If you’re still angry with me, you can continue to punish me. I’ll take whatever you give me,” he said, hoping for her forgiveness.
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But to his surprise, Lucinda simply said, “No.”
Nathan didn’t think that she would turn down his apology so decisively.
He looked sad.
In a moment of vulnerability, she leaned in and ki*sed his eyes, forehead, face, and then his cold, thin lips. Every touch was gentle and full of care.
“I’m not angry,” Lucinda replied calmly.
“Really?”
Nathan’s face brightened with relief.