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

Chapter 12 Two Of A Kind

As Cecilia looked around, everything felt exceptionally unfamiliar. Once again, she had forgotten the way back.

She pulled out her mobile phone to use the GPS but struggled to recall the name of the place where she was staying.

Calvin had been following her at a distance, worried about her since Nathaniel had left. Seeing Cecilia standing alone, he couldn’t help but approach her.

“Cecilia.”

Startled, Cecilia instinctively thought that Nathaniel had returned. A glimmer of hope sparked in her eyes, but when she turned around, it was replaced by a sense of loss.

Calvin walked toward her. “Do you really not remember me?”

Cecilia gazed at him, struggling to place his face.

“I’m Fatso; have you forgotten?” Calvin prompted gently.

It was then that Cecilia remembered. When she was a child living in the countryside with Martha, she had a friend named Fatso. Calvin had been chubby and shorter than her back then, but now, he had grown into a tall, imposing figure with striking features.

“I remember now; you’ve changed so much that I hardly recognized you.”

Reuniting with an old friend in such a foreign place brought a faint smile to Cecilia’s face, though it was tinged with bitterness that didn’t escape Calvin’s notice.

“Come on, I’ll take you home,” Calvin offered.

After dropping Cecilia off, Calvin was surprised to discover that she was staying in a rundown motel. For someone from a prestigious family like the Rainsworth family, even after a divorce, she shouldn’t have been reduced to such a state.

Cecilia felt uneasy. “Sorry for the trouble,” she said softly. “I live here, but please don’t tell Martha. I’m afraid it would worry her.”

Calvin nodded, unsure of how to comfort her. It was late, and he couldn’t stay indefinitely. After promising to visit her the next day, he left.

As Calvin drove away, he didn’t notice the matte black Cadillac parked in the shadows beneath the building.

For Cecilia, it didn’t matter where she lived. After Calvin left, she felt the discomfort from the drinks she had earlier, her stomach churning and her head spinning.

mind. “You look like a ghost! Who would even like a

rubbed the makeup off her face and the lipstick from her lips, her pale skin flushing and swelling from

suffering from depression, Cecilia had sought information about the condition. She knew that depression could lead to brain damage, causing memory loss

Knock, knock!

the room. Cecilia thought Calvin had returned, so she got up to open the door. But the moment it swung open, her

so tightly that

he closed

chosen your next partner—no wonder you’re so willing to let go!” His words were like daggers, cutting

with her had ignited a

first love held such a place in his heart, yet nothing she

Nathaniel’s furious eyes, her own reddening at the corners. “We’re just two

family had deceived him in marriage, and Nathaniel had treated her with indifference for three years while

scent of liquor. He gripped Cecilia’s

time Cecilia had seen him like

as he retorted sarcastically, “Are you

Cecilia choked back tears.

questions by her ear.

her job to follow the customs of the Rainsworth family. She had even turned down occasional invitations from friends. But

sense of relief. “What do

was thoroughly infuriated, his burning hand moving downward. Cecilia’s blood seemed to freeze as she struggled to comprehend what was happening. She wanted to resist, to fight back,

wasn’t until the very last moment had passed that Nathaniel finally

Nathaniel looked at the thin and frail Cecilia, then his gaze shifted to the

Smack!

Nathaniel across his handsome face. The slap shattered all her past illusions of

make out

how he managed to leave. Scenes from the night before filled

assistant, Mason.

Mason was somewhat bewildered.

her marriage, Cecilia’s world revolved around Mr. Rainsworth. Did she even know

Nathaniel left, Cecilia