âDo you have any idea how hard it was for me to procure the medicine? If you donât take it tonight, you wonât have another chance in the future.
You can even send me back to prison, but you wonât be getting it!â
Lucinda could tell from his tone that he wasnât lying.
She considered her options for a moment before saying, âFine.
I understand.
â
She hung up the phone and gingerly walked over to Nathan.
âHey Nate, something urgent came up.
I need to go out and take care of it and⦠Well, it may take a while.
Donât wait up for me and go to bed early, okay?â
Nathan snatched her hand, a stern look on his face.
âItâs getting late, plus, itâs so cold outside.
Itâs not safe for a woman to go out by herself.
Why donât I come with you?â
âAre you forgetting that Iâm skilled in combat? There are very few people in the world who can hurt me.
Besides, between the two of us, itâs you who shouldnât be going out at night.
Donât worry and just sleep, okay? Iâll be back soon.
â
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Lucinda pulled her hand free, cupped his face, and pressed a ki*s on his forehead.
âPromise me that you will take your medicine and go to bed early.
â
âOkay,â Nathan relented, though the hard set of his jaw remained.
Lucinda pecked him on the lips as a reward, and then she gathered her purse and coat and headed out.
Nathan stood on the balcony and watched her drive out of the gates.
He stayed there until she completely disappeared in the distance, and then he returned to his perch on the bed.
He turned and looked at the pills lined up on the nightstand.
What could be so important that she would leave in the middle of their nightly ritual and rush out on her own?
What bothered him more was Lucindaâs expression throughout their exchange.
She was guarded, and at the same time a little jumpy.
It was almost as if she was lying to his face.
Nathan gritted his teeth.
He thought he had heard a manâs voice through that damn phone call.
In the end, he couldnât stop his impulse to call Sonny.
âFind out what Lucinda has been up to lately.
I want to know where she went during the day, what she did, who she met up withâ¦â
Nathan hesitated for a moment before adding, âSheâs currently out, in the Maserati MC77 with the plate number, CAD AQ4551.
Tap our connections and get her location, and then send someone to tail her.
â
There was a beat of silence on the line.
Sonny was struggling to process his bossâ orders.
âSonny?â
âYes! Iâm still here, Boss, but⦠Did I hear you correctly? You want to have Miss Simmonsâ followed by our men?â
Sonny didnât even wait for a response.
He breathed out a weary sigh.