Chapter Forty Four

Third Person Pov

“You did that on purpose, didn't you?” Nicholas asked, as soon as he excused himself and Lydia from his stepmother and her cohorts.

“Well, I could sense that you weren't very comfortable being with them, and I was worried that you may end up getting upset. Forgive me if it was rude of me to interrupt your conversation and introduce myself that way, but it was the only thing I could think of to avoid getting punished,” Lydia said, hoping that her actions weren't going to cause a misunderstanding.

The last thing she wanted was to be thrown in jail again, and although she had done what she did knowing that anything could happen, she still hoped that Nicholas would understand where she was coming from.

“Forgive you? Lydia, I should be thanking you, not forgiving you. You have no idea how big of a help you were right now,” Nicholas responded, quickly clarifying Lydia that he wasn't upset with her. He knew exactly what would have happened if she hadn't shown up, and he