âDonât make trouble out of nothing.
Sign it!â
Nathaniel hated being scolded by her.
He leaned closer, held her slender wrist and said in a plaintive tone, âAre you angry that I sent Brinleigh away and pretended to be injured? I wonât lie to you again.
Besides, you already punished me last night.
Remember, you were in the wrong about Eleanor.
Canât we move on? Donât be angryâ¦â
Lucinda shook off his hand and said, âIâm not angry; Iâm one hundred percent rational.
I am letting you go so we can both live peaceful lives.
Itâll be good for both of us.
â
If what she said was true, and she was not angry with him, did it mean he no longer aroused any emotions in her?
Did it mean she didnât care about him at all? That was worse than her hating him.
Nathaniel was desperate.
âYou can be angry with me, I deserve it.
I donât want to let you go, and I wonât sign this agreement.
â
âNathaniel!â
She frowned and looked sullen.
âIâm not asking for your opinion.
You must sign it even if you donât want to.
â
He tore the contract to pieces in front of her and threw them in the air.
White pieces of paper floated around them like confetti.
The thing he regretted most in his life was agreeing to the divorce.
He would never push her away again!
He stared at her and said, âThere.
I tore it up.
Are you angry? Will you ask Leon and Conor to beat me? Go ahead then! While I still live, I will never sign it!â
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A scrap of paper had landed on her head.
She brushed it away, furious.
âYou enjoy being mistreated, right?â Lucinda gritted her teeth and took a few deep breaths, resisting the impulse to beat him herself.
âPray that you recover slowly so my anger has time to fade.
Otherwise, I will really let them do something to you!â
She glared at him, condescendingly, and then marched out of the room.
Seeing her fury, he felt a little scared.
He was not a masochist and did not enjoy being beaten.
But it was impossible for him to sign.
In the Green familyâs villa, Tess was in the study, reading a report.
It made her so angry that she swept everything off the desk, startling a servant who was bringing her a cup of coffee.