As the rain intensified, his knees throbbed relentlessly due to the cold.


    The pain ran through all the nerves in his body, rendering him unable to maintain focus on the writing of the scripture.


    Violeta was aware of his plight.


    She hurried to the ancestral temple with an umbre in hand.


    The pain was so intense that beads of sweat covered his body, seeping into the wounds on his back, making the agony nearly unbearable.


    Graham was truly suffering.


    “Honey !”


    Violeta’s heart ached as she called for the bodyguards to assist in carrying him back, and immediately summoned the family doctor.


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    The doctor was aware of Graham’s knee and back problems.


    He treated the wounds, administered injections, infused him with anti-inmmatory fluids, and provided nutritious water.


    Graham, once vibrant and energetic, nowy weak and feeble on the bed.


    The rain outside continued to fall, exacerbating the sharp pain in his knees.


    The doctor’s pain-relieving injection made him dizzy, and his sore throat incapacitated his ability to speak.


    Sitting by his side, Violeta couldn’t contain


    her tears.


    Her heart felt heavy with sorrow.


    N, roused from her sleep by themotion, found herself waking up.


    Noticing that the door to the master bedroom was ajar, she Lightly tapped on it twice before entering.


    Violeta turned and acknowledged her presence.


    She offered her a chair by the head of the bed.


    “Miss Diaz, you’re wee to sit.


    ”


    N obliged and did not hesitate to make herselffortable, her gaze fixed on Graham.


    “Mrs.


    Simmons, Lucinda’s punishment seems excessively harsh.


    Is Mr.


    Simmons struggling to endure it?”


    Violeta, wiping away her tears, nodded in agreement.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    “I didn’t anticipate today’s rain.


    Graham’s knee osteoarthritis made him almost intolerably ufortable.


    ”


    N’s sympathetic eyes conveyed her understanding.


    Seizing the moment, she continued, “Mrs.


    Simmons, we must act swiftly.


    If this continues, Mr.


    Simmons might suffer irreparable harm.


    He is a former top-ranking individual in the country, a renowned pilot, and the former director of the State Affairs Bureau.


    To see him reduced to this, idle and subjected to Lucinda’s mistreatment, is heartbreaking.


    Can you bear witness to his suffering?”


    Violeta sighed deeply, expressing her uncertainty.


    “I’ve tried discussing it with him, but he remains adamant.


    I’m at a loss, what should I do?”


    Violeta struggled toprehend Graham’s resolve.


    Despite her best efforts to convey Lucinda’s instructions, Graham refused to cooperate with N.


    If Graham harbored any resentment towards Lucinda, he wouldn’t have epted his punishment so calmly.


    It appeared evident to Violeta that Graham preferred not to involve himself in the matter, feigning ignorance.