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 like she

living

long time to come to

when Cecilia’s figure disappeared from view did he realize,

before he quickly returned to his usual indifference, not taking Cecilia’s departure

just a phone call or a word from him, Cecilia

time would be no

was the weekend after All Souls’

previous years, Nathaniel would always bring Cecilia back to Rainsworth

subjected to the strange looks from

Finally, he was alone.

good mood as

breeze made him feel a

and every year around this time, many relatives would return for a memorial. Including the extended family, there would be no fewer than

seventy or eighty people, many of them

managed to stand out among them and become the head of the Rainsworth

iron hand. Not only his peers but also his elders harbored a

private gossip about him was never

influential man had been deceived and had married

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

not for the Rainsworth family rule that the eldest grandson’s wife must be present during

time, Cecilia

previous years, the eldest grandson’s wife, Cecilia, was always the

today, she

with several noblewomen when she heard that Cecilia wasn’t coming. Her elegant

wasn’t something Cecilia could just attend or skip on a

Nathaniel and gently asked, “Nathaniel, where

with a few childhood friends. When he heard this,

for a divorce and has left

this, everyone around him

was even

this world, apart from his parents, no one loved

ago, when Nathaniel was almost stabbed, Cecilia had

ago, when they were engaged, Nathaniel had gone to Daprein for business and gotten

believe it.

for him for three days before finally finding him, only to

was during illness and hospitalization, in daily life, or even when dealing with everyone around Nathaniel, including his secretaries and assistants, Cecilia was always careful, afraid

without Nathaniel, had actually filed for divorce and chosen

Why?