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.

moment, Cecilia felt like she

the living room sofa,

took him a long time to

from view did he realize, belatedly,

quickly

from him, Cecilia would

time would be no

was the weekend after

always bring Cecilia

they would be subjected to the strange looks

Finally, he was alone.

mood as

a lightness

clan, and every year around this time, many relatives would return for a memorial. Including the extended family,

seventy or eighty

out among them and become the head of the Rainsworth family

domineering and assertive, ruling with an iron hand. Not only his peers but also his elders harbored a sense

aside, the private gossip about him was never in

influential man had been deceived and had married a

instructed the servants early on, “Remember, when Cecilia arrives, do not allow her

must be present during the memorial, she would never have

this time,

was always the first to arrive and the last to leave, flattering

today, she hadn’t

when she heard

family’s memorial was a significant event. It wasn’t something Cecilia could just attend or skip on a

gently asked, “Nathaniel,

childhood friends.

a divorce and has left

this, everyone around him fell silent,

was even more

his parents, no one loved

ago, when Nathaniel was almost stabbed, Cecilia had saved

had gone to Daprein for business and gotten into

said Nathaniel was dead, but Cecilia refused to believe it. Without a second thought, she went to

days before finally finding him,

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

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

Why?