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 as

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

its toll on him, especially with the worry for his wife gnawing at

found her, she had pushed him away, denying him even

What a wretched feeling!

a deep, melancholy

approached, concern etched on

wrapped two heavy military coats around

on

been up and about all

to get some

with frustration and finding no outlet

it your place to decide if I sleep or

to argue,

then I’ll head to bed

down and, seemingly without any worries,

filled

the solitude and swallowing the bitterness of spending another night without his

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