âMr.
Aguilar, you have challenged my authority more than once today.
It seems that your punishment shouldnât be too light!â Lucinda declared.
Crosby had no choice but to reluctantly accept the severe punishment.
Due to the confrontation, Lucinda returned to her office in a bad mood.
As she entered, Nathan immediately sensed her anger.
He stopped writing the notes and raised his head to ask, âLucinda, was the meeting not going well?â
âNo, that old bastard Crosby provoked me twice!â she replied, her tone filled with frustration.
With a smile, Nathan inquired, âThen what did you do to him?â
Lucinda pointed at her belly and said proudly, âI wonât lose to him!
Iâm pregnant! No one dares to mess with me! If anything happens to the babies, they wonât bear the consequences.
â
He burst into laughter and quickly stood up to hug her, bringing her back to the sofa and soothing her.
Her spirits lifted, but then she remembered another important matter.
âHow are you doing? Are you done? How much is left?â she asked.
Nathan hesitated, not daring to utter a word.
Seeing that Lucinda was in a good mood, Nathan thought it was the perfect time to push his luck.
âHoney, letâs put this entire thing behind us.
Itâs all in the past.
Why donât I watch TV with you and peel you your favorite tangerines, hmm?â
âNo.
â Lucinda was not budging.
She had said that she would punish him, and she was a woman of her word.
âTell me, how much of your work is still undone?â
Nathan was immediately flustered.
Even tempting her with her favorite fruit wasnât working anymore.
He ducked his head and pouted his lips as he pointed at the pile of documents on the coffee table.
There was still about a third of the total work to do.
A smile slowly spread across Lucindaâs face.