Billionaire Ex-wife: I Can't Live Without You

The cabbage patch offered little protection.

It was far too low to provide any cover.

Luckily, a wheat field lay just ahead.

As soon as they threw themselves down, they were hidden from view.

The bullet had whisked through the wheat, but Nathan had sensed something amiss earlier, which allowed him to dodge a potentially fatal hit.

Shielding Lucinda beneath him, they lay so close that their heartbeats were audible to one another.

Wasting no time, Nathan pulled out his phone and dialed Sonny.novelbin

“We’ve got a sniper.

The shot came from a two o’clock position over the wheat field.

Looks like the shooter’s about three hundred yards out, likely hidden in the woods.

“

Sonny and Kyson hadn’t gone far when they both heard the gunshot.

They immediately started moving toward the source of the sound.

In the field, the wheat swayed gently in the breeze, creating a soft rustling noise.

Nathan set aside his phone and focused his attention back on Lucinda’s face.

After ten days apart, being this close to her felt like an eternity had passed.

Her bare skin was smooth, her delicate eyebrows slightly knitted together, revealing a trace of worry.

Nathan, moved by the sight, gently stroked her cheek with the back of his hand, his eyes brimming with love.

He swallowed hard, tempted to kiss her.

But Lucinda did not remember him; a kiss might prompt her to strike him, right?

Their eyes met briefly, but Lucinda quickly looked away and dodged his touch.

“Mr.

Payne, your claim as my husband still requires confirmation.

Please, keep a respectful distance.

And remember we’re not safe yet.”

Despite the tense situation, he seemed to find a moment to flirt.

Nathan responded with a smile, dismissing her caution.

“Don’t worry.

This wheat field can serve as cover.

The shooter is probably more focused on escaping the mountain quickly than firing at us without a clear target.”

He looked at her lips, his Adam’s apple twitching again, but he restrained himself from kissing her, choosing instead to smile.

“Lucinda, I just sensed concern from you.

Have you recalled anything?”

Lucinda looked away and snorted, her tone laced with defiance, “You’re reading too much into it.

The accident was just so sudden, and I wasn’t expecting to see you bleeding.”

“Ouch!”

Suddenly, Nathan’s brow creased in pain.

He grasped his arm and his body weakened momentarily.

Lucinda quickly inquired, “Where does it hurt? Is it your arm bone? Take off your clothes; let me have a look.”