Lucinda, on the other hand, nced coldly at him as he knelt at her feet.


    “You already knew you couldn’t kill me.


    Why did you even try?”


    Nathaniel only pursed his lips and said nothing.


    “Is it because you want to avenge Vivien, or do you really believe that I killed Logan?”


    He still kept silent and just focused on her wound.


    Lucinda studied him for a while and decided to deduce things for herself.


    “Logan was already suffering from cancer around the time he died.


    I’m not the type to waste my efforts getting rid of an old man who was bound to die, anyway.


    You know this, too.


    That means that you acted for Vivien’s sake, isn’t that right?”


    Still, Nathaniel didn’t say anything.


    Lucinda leaned over and tipped his chin upward with her uninjured hand, forcing him to meet her eyes.


    “You should know me well by now.


    Vivien might feel gratified to know that I got hurt, but you’re the one who has to pay the ultimate price.


    Do you think this tiny scratch is worth the punishment you’re about to get?”


    Nathaniel practically winced at the words, “pay the price”.


    “It’s not worth it at all,” he muttered.


    “I regret it.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    ”


    Lucinda ducked her head and stared into his eyes.


    She noticed then that they were a little red at the corners, and they held nothing but sincerity.


    Was it because he felt guilty for her injury?


    Or was he just a damn good actor?


    Lucinda narrowed her eyes; then her gaze drifted over to his swollen right cheek.


    “This is good, now that both of your cheeks are swollen, your face is symmetrical.


    ”


    She paused before adding, “Do you remember that time when you cornered me in thedies’ room? I told you then that one day, I would make you kneel at my feet.


    I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting that day toe so soon.


    ”


    Nathaniel bristled at her teasing tone.


    He shrugged away from her hold and went back to tending to her wound.


    He was ever so gentle with her, and he bandaged her pretty well, too.


    “You are the noble heir of the Roberts family,” Lucinda mused out loud.


    “You must have been spoiled since childhood, right? I’m sure Amanda was heartbroken every time you got hurt.


    Howe you’re so good at bandaging people up?”


    Nathaniel’s hands paused.