With that, she left the ancestral temple.
Meanwhile, Levi, Marceline, and Nikolas continued to plead for mercy.
In her room, Lucinda couldnât shake off her unsettled feelings, and it took her a long time to calm down.
Nathaniel being burnt filled her mind.
If only these people werenât her family, she thought.
She would kill them, or at least make them pay for what they had done.
Relief washed over her as she breathed a sigh.
Then she remembered the lies she had told Nathan at the Payne familyâs house.
She spoke ill of Nathaniel, but for a good reason.
âIâm sorry, Nate,â she said, clasping her hands together.
âI spoke those words to piss Nathan off and force him to break off our engagement.
Once Iâve dealt with all the people who hurt me from the Simmons family, Iâll return to Forden to live in the house where we once lived together.
I wonât ever get married or have children.
â
During her moment of contrition, the servant had come twice to urge her to dinner.
Lucinda descended the stairs to the dining room slowly, her face cold as she took her seat.
Just as she was about to take a sip of her soup, Florrie, who was seated across from her, looked displeased.
âYou are the most spoiled princess in our family indeed,â Florrie said.
âMaking your elders wait for you? What happened to your manners?â
Coughing, Atticus said, âShut up.
â
Florrie snorted and rolled her eyes.
Lucinda didnât tolerate her behavior and threw her spoon on the table.
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âFlorrie, have you forgotten how you seduced my father to marry into the Simmons family? Youâre so shameless.
How dare you scold me?
âStop it!â Atticus exclaimed.
âDonât argue anymore.
Just eat!â Atticus felt helpless as the argument continued.
Lucinda turned to him and said, âYou saw what happened.
She provoked me first.
If you canât get her to stop, I wonât be able to continue living here.
â
She stood up and headed upstairs.
âI wonât tolerate this kind of behavior from anyone,â she declared.
âSweetie, please donât be angry.
Just sit and have your dinner, okay?â