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

Chapter 2178

The stern, aloof face of Nathan was no longer there.

In its place was the image of a handsome yet entirely unfamiliar young man, someone Lucinda had never laid eyes on before.

She approached, suspicion etched on her face.

“During my half year in Forden, I visited almost every two to three days.

Your photo was there before.

When was it replaced?”

Lucinda found it perplexing.

“If the photo had been replaced with the real Nathaniel’s, how could Vivien not know, and not have come to mourn her brother in the past year and a half?”

Nathan gently placed his white flowers before the tombstone and bowed slightly, paying his respects to the departed.

“Last night, just before I went to sleep, I sent an instruction to the Forden Police Department, asking them to replace the photo on the tombstone overnight.

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“That fast?”

Nathan’s gaze held a peculiar glimmer.

“Would you rather have my photo gracing this tombstone for eternity?”

Lucinda was caught off guard, her response grave.

“Let not such ill-fated words escape your lips.

”

Skillfully diverting the conversation, Nathan broached a different topic.

“Nathaniel, at the tender age of fifteen, met his demise in a tragic accident.

He was my most adept comrade.

The burden of guilt for his passing has weighed heavily upon me…”

Lucinda listened attentively, though she had heard this narrative once before, upon discovering Nathan’s faked death.

She patiently absorbed his words as he recounted the tale.

the military academy affiliated with the National Security Bureau in Stastle from his childhood, Amanda and

was aware

when I assumed Nathaniel’s identity, his suspicions arose swiftly, yet he concealed them until he

”

sternness etched

peculiar demeanor undoubtedly bore some connection to the Roberts

union, when I treated you with utmost kindness, nurturing you as if you were my sister? Yet, upon

”

“Indeed, I do.

”

had distanced herself from the affairs of the Roberts family, her memory remained vivid, particularly regarding the past events involving

Nathan’s gaze fell dejectedly.

hesitated, his lips parting several times before he added, “Logan sought me out and

He requested that I…”

“What did he request

conduct rituals to wed you to the departed Nathaniel, in an attempt to alleviate the tragedy of his premature

”

wanted Lucinda

conjuring the image of Logan’s

such malevolent intentions all

for several years, and it’s preposterous that he harbored

It’s truly absurd.

”

“Yes.

gently touched her

and Logan hadn’t yet entrusted me with the full executive power

his absurd behavior to the police, I had no choice but to distance myself from

you away, all in

”

continued, “I repeatedly told him that our

wedding, we left the Roberts family residence and moved to Bay Villa, mainly to shield you

years, Logan never had a chance to bring you

know you are aware

instance, during those years of our marriage, I frequently had heated arguments with Logan in the

doing this, I was safeguarding your life, but I failed to see the toll it took on your

demeanor indirectly spurred the other members of the Roberts

entirely my

”

intently, her mind

he held my hand and implored me not to

it