Chapter 2586

Nathan, sitting against the wall, listened intently.

He could hear Hilda and Lucinda conversing in the next room.

“Lucinda, when Mr.

Payne arrived today, he seemed more perturbed than Mr.

Shaw ever did.

The way he looked at you today-it was troubling.

He might be speaking the truth.”

Nathan paid close attention, eager to gauge Lucinda’s response.

After a brief pause, Lucinda’s soft voice drifted from inside the room.

“None of them can be trusted.

They’re all too good at pretending.

just forget

I’m exhausted.

We should sleep.”

room darkened as

through the doorframe vanished, and Nathan’s face was

of restless sleep had taken its toll on him, especially with the worry for his wife gnawing

she had pushed him

What a wretched feeling!

exhaled a

approached, concern etched

he wrapped two heavy military coats

on

and

get

and finding no outlet

it your place to decide

tired to argue, simply

head to bed

down and, seemingly without any worries, drifted off to sleep

snores soon filled

enduring the solitude and swallowing the bitterness of spending

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