Bewildered

Joseph didn't even bother to approach, let alone glance at her. Noelle bit her lip, deciding to take the initiative. She called out to Joseph, "My dear hero, I've twisted my ankle. Could you carry me?" Not only were the guards dumbfounded, but all of Joseph's men including Culver were bewildered. What on earth was happening? Was she seriously trying to steal Joseph in front of his legitimate wife? She lacked common sense, didn't she? Joseph's men glanced at Lucille's expression, only to find her completely unaffected, even bearing a subtle smile at the corner of her mouth as if jokingly ridiculing Joseph to say, "Sure enough, your luck with women is impeccable." Joseph felt wronged. He hadn't done anything yet he was consistently disgusted. And what was with the dear hero? It gave him the creeps. Joseph put on a stern face, his eyes filled with imminent trouble, with an apparent look of disgust, he warned coldly, "Can't you talk properly? Stop being sickening." The word sickening was s