When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel)

Chapter 5 Stay Optimistic

Cecilia returned to her room and forced herself to swallow mouthfuls of pills.

She reached behind her ear, and her fingertips were covered in blood.

The doctor’s advice echoed in her mind. “Ms. Smith, in many cases, the worsening of a condition is related to the patient’s emotions. You must be emotionally stable, stay optimistic, and actively cooperate with the treatment.”

Optimistic? Easier said than done.

Cecilia tried not to think about what Nathaniel had said. She leaned back against the pillow and closed her eyes.

As dawn was just beginning to break, she still hadn’t truly fallen asleep.

Perhaps the medication was working because she could hear a little better.

Staring at the faint sunlight filtering through the window, Cecilia remained lost in thought for a long time.

“The rain has stopped.”

There was more than one reason for one to truly give up.

It was a cumulative process. In the end, all it took is the last straw, which could be a cold word or a trivial matter…

Today, Nathaniel didn’t go out.

Early in the morning, he sat on the couch, waiting for Cecilia to apologize, to regret what she had done.

They had been married for three years, and it wasn’t the first time Cecilia had thrown a tantrum.

Yet each time, after the tears and the anger, it wouldn’t be long before she apologized.

Nathaniel thought this time wouldn’t be any different.

He watched as Cecilia emerged after washing up, dressed in one of her usual dark-colored outfits. She was dragging a suitcase and holding a piece of paper in her hand.

When Cecilia handed the document to Nathaniel, he realized it was a divorce agreement.

“Nathaniel, contact me when you have time.”

After saying that curt sentence, Cecilia dragged her suitcase out the door.

Outside, the sky had cleared after the rain.

Cecilia felt

living room

took him a long time to come to

figure disappeared from view did he realize, belatedly, that she

of frustration before he quickly

a phone call or a word from him, Cecilia would obediently

would

was the weekend after

Nathaniel would always bring Cecilia back to Rainsworth Manor for

they would be subjected to the strange looks from the Rainsworth family

Finally, he was alone.

exceptionally good mood as he

him feel a lightness

many relatives would return for a memorial. Including the extended family, there would be no fewer than

or eighty

to stand out among them and become the head

assertive, ruling with an iron hand. Not only his peers but also

about him was never

and had married

Nathaniel’s mother, had instructed the servants early on, “Remember, when Cecilia

the eldest grandson’s wife must be present during the memorial, she would

this time, Cecilia

the eldest grandson’s wife, Cecilia, was always the first to arrive and the last to

she hadn’t

was chatting and laughing with several noblewomen when she heard that Cecilia wasn’t coming.

wasn’t something Cecilia could just attend

gently asked,

childhood friends. When he heard

asking for a divorce

around him fell silent, each looking on

was even

world, apart from his parents, no one loved

Nathaniel was almost stabbed, Cecilia had saved him with

were engaged, Nathaniel had gone to Daprein for

believe it. Without a second thought,

for three days before finally finding him,

and hospitalization, in daily life, or even when dealing with everyone around Nathaniel, including his

without Nathaniel, had actually filed for divorce and chosen to leave

Why?