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

sat frozen on the living

time to come

figure disappeared from view did

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

word from him, Cecilia

would be

the weekend after All

always bring Cecilia back to Rainsworth

to the strange looks from the

Finally, he was alone.

exceptionally good mood

him feel a lightness

for a memorial. Including the extended family, there would be no fewer than five or

were seventy or eighty people, many of them

to stand out among them and become the head of

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

private gossip about him was never in

once influential man had been deceived and had

mother, had instructed the servants early on, “Remember, when Cecilia arrives, do not

that the eldest grandson’s wife must be present during the

this time,

wife, Cecilia, was always the first to arrive and the last to leave,

today, she hadn’t

noblewomen when she heard that Cecilia wasn’t

Rainsworth family’s memorial was a significant event. It wasn’t something Cecilia could just

Nathaniel and gently asked,

childhood friends. When he heard this,

for a divorce and

as he said this, everyone around him fell silent, each

was even more

from his parents, no one loved

was almost stabbed, Cecilia

they were engaged, Nathaniel had gone to

believe it. Without a second

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

married, whether it 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 of offending

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

Why?