Chapter 38

But right after Natalie posed the question, she realized that the people Scarlet hired to trash the place must have accidentally damaged the wall as well. "It's probably the heavy rain. It has been a long time since the wall was last maintained, so the rain must have ruined it," Lucian replied. The puppy was barking on the second floor of the villa. With Sarah still in his arms, Lucian went upstairs straight away. "Mommy is still downstairs." Sarah leaned on Lucian's shoulder as she looked at Natalie, who was standing at the entrance of the living room. "Come on upstairs. You don't have to change your shoes," Lucian said to Natalie. Then, he added, "I'm not a germophobe." The white floor was marked with Lucian's shoe prints. Natalie was well aware that Lucian wasn't a germophobe. Whenever she took Sarah to the Payne residence, Sarah would play in the yard and jump straight into Lucian's arms. Lucian had never bothered about Sarah's dirty hands. If it were Rowan, he would've flow