Mekhiâs lips tightened, and he stayed silent.
She went on, âSheâs been dating Cyrus for nearly a year, yet youâre marrying her off to another man for gain.
Youâre a heartless monster.
You canât deny that.
â
With a determined expression, Mekhi admitted, âYouâre right.
The Shaw family has never provided for her, mot even for a day.
But I will make it up to her.
As for the engagementâ¦â
He paused, his resolve evident.
âIâve decided that Noelle will get engaged to Quintin.
Mrs.
Payne, you were there and you saw that it was her choice.
This wonât change.
â
He stood up and offered a slight bow to Nathan and Lucinda, who still sat on the sofa.
âSir, madam, in the absence of anything else, Iâll return to my office to attend to my duties.
â
Nathan turned to Lucinda, and seeing she had no intention of keeping Mekhi further, he nodded in agreement.
Mekhi took a few steps towards the door, then paused and turned back.
âMrs.
Payne, please tell your brother to move on with his life.
I donât think he and my sister are a good match.
I hope he finds happiness in a new relationship.
â
Lucinda and Nathan didnât say a word as Mekhi left with a smile.
After he was gone, Lucindaâs anger flared.
She grabbed a teacup and wanted to fling it across the room.
Nathan quickly intervened, âHoney, thatâs a rare porcelain worth over ten million dollars, brought from last monthâs auction.
You donât want to break it, do you?â
Lucinda narrowed her eyes at him.
âAre you more concerned about money than me? Do you think Iâm a profligate?â
Nathan reassured her, âNo, not at all!â he continued with a smile, âIf you need to vent, I have seven other unique porcelain sets in the kitchen.
You can smash as many as you want.
â
But the teacupâs price made Lucinda hesitate.
It seemed wasteful to destroy such a valuable item because of Mekhi.
Reluctantly, she put down the teacup and grabbed a crystal cup nearby.
Nathan suggested, âHoney, this crystal cup was flown down from Rosewood and worth about two million.
Much cheaper than the teacup.
You can smash it if it helps.
â
Lucinda pondered if her anger was worth smashing a two-million-dollar cup.
Clearly, it wasnât.