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.

forget it,

I’m exhausted.

We should sleep.”

her words, the room darkened

of light that had peeked through the doorframe vanished, and Nathan’s face was cast into

after night of restless sleep had taken its toll on

had pushed him away, denying

What a wretched feeling!

a deep,

approached, concern etched on his

off the chill, he wrapped two heavy military coats around

on

been up and about

get some

and finding no outlet for it, shot Sonny a

decide if

tired to

head to bed

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

soon filled the quiet

and swallowing the bitterness of spending another night

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