Chapter 54

Needless to say, they were someone sent by Madam Collins.

Lucille stayed quiet.

Her whole body was stiff, and they stayed in that position for a few seconds.

She could hear his strong heartbeat, and the faint scent of herbs on his body lingered around the tip of her

nose.

Although he was a sick man, his figure was really too good. He was tall with a straight back, and his body was well-proportioned. Even through his clothes, she could tell how strong he was. Lucille could not help but wonder if the rumors about him being sick were true.

It didn't seem like it.

While she was lost in thought, she heard his clear and pleasant voice coming from above her. He asked, "That person has left. Do you still want to stay in this position?"

When Lucille came back to her senses, she realized that he had already moved his hand away. He was gentlemanly and polite, with a hint of indifference.

She immediately stepped back and realized that there was a jolt of pain in her ankle when she stood up straight.

Looking down, she saw a few red marks.

when she stepped on it. Fortunately, there was only a little blood, so it

a big deal and wasn't planning on

anything, Joseph immediately noticed because her skirt

stood

"Come with me."

wrist and led her back

to do with us. We check and perform maintenance every day. For some reason, today, it just...” That wooden bridge had always been sturdy. There was no one who could trip just

had tripped that day, she would probably have fallen into

was no way

with coldness as he ordered,

She knew that the Collins family was a well-known family with a hundred years of complicated history. There was definitely

to the

couch. Joseph instructed the servants to bring her a first-aid kit. Then,

the couch and motioned for her to put

head. "There's no need. It's just

matter how serious her injuries were, she could only grit her teeth and endure

not

that, she saw Joseph staring at

the abyss, were surging with a flickering light. It was dangerous and eye-catching, but also fatally attractive, Lucille felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. She was about to look away when he asked with a faint smile, "Have you always been like this?" "What?" she

never cry, and you never make a fuss." Joseph moved a step closer to her. He

Lucille was stunned.

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