Meanwhile, with Nina clinging to him charmingly, Dany was not as moved as usual.
He seemed distracted.
He kept seeing Lucy's expressionless face after he slapped her. A vague discomfort gnawed at him, and he could no longer sit still. He ordered his driver to take him back to the Hayes house at once.
He could not explain it, but he needed to see Lucy right now.
Nina tried to stop him but failed. Her face darkened instantly, all her tenderness and sweetness gone.
She cursed Lucy a thousand times in her heart, yet feared the two might reconcile. She hurried to follow, but before her hand could touch the car door, it sped away.
Nina was covered in exhaust fumes and coughed violently.
As soon as the car stopped at the Hayes house, Dany jumped out before it fully halted and rushed inside
