Her patience had run out.
âSince you refuse to speak, I donât need to keep asking.
Just so you know, someone has to face the consequences.
â
She shouted towards the door, âAbel, Leon, come in!â
Two men entered the room.
Lucindaâs smile was cruel as she said, âPut him in jail and tell them to take âspecial careâ of him!â
Abel immediately stepped forward to speak up for Nathaniel.
âNo, please donât do this With his current physical condition, heâll die there in jail in less than three days!â
Lucinda gave him a cold look and said, âFine.
You can go in his place.
Iâll ask them to take good care of you.
â
Abel was left speechless.
Suddenly, he suppressed his sympathy for Nathaniel and had no choice but to get him off the bed with Leon.
Nathaniel was still running a fever.
Despite feeling woozy, he heard her say something about jail.
Abel and Leon tried to hold him, but Nathaniel broke free and refused to leave the bed.
Confused, he looked at Lucinda and asked, âI just sent Brinleigh abroad, not to jail.
Why would I go to jail because of it?â
Lucinda sneered.
âWhat does Brinleigh have to do with this? Donât you try to distract me!â âTake him away!â
After a moment of shock, Nathaniel realized there might be some serious misunderstanding.
When Abel and Leon received the order and was about to remove him from the bed, Nathaniel seized the opportunity and lunged at her.
Lucinda took a step back.
Nathaniel fell to the ground, and uttered with his eyes on her, âI donât know what youâre talking about, but all I did was send Brinleigh away!â
Gritting her teeth, she pinched his cheek and reminded him word by word.
âLast might you confessed to taking Eleanor away, and now youâre denying it.
Do you think Iâm a fool?â
âEleanor?â
Nathaniel was taken aback and his face showed confusion upon hearing the news.
âWhat about Eleanor? Shouldnât she be in prison now?â he asked.