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.

“You look like

face and the lipstick from her lips,

to

Knock, knock!

thought Calvin had returned, so she got up to open the door. But the moment it swung open, her wrist was firmly

slender wrist so tightly that it felt as

Nathaniel’s voice was harsh as he closed the door behind him and unceremoniously guided

so willing to let

ignited a spark of jealousy and misunderstanding

a place

at the corners. “We’re just

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

of liquor. He gripped Cecilia’s chin, his eyes rimmed red as he

Cecilia had seen him like this, and she suddenly

as he retorted sarcastically, “Are

Cecilia choked back tears.

by her ear. “Did he have sex with you much earlier?

the customs of the Rainsworth family. She had even turned down occasional invitations from

felt an unexpected sense of

blood seemed to freeze as she struggled to comprehend what was happening. She wanted

until the very last moment

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

Smack!

sound of a slap echoed through the room as Cecilia struck Nathaniel across his handsome face. The slap shattered all her past

her hands over her ears, unable to make out what Nathaniel was saying, and cut

had no idea how he managed to leave. Scenes from the night before

into the car, he dialed his assistant, Mason. “Find out who the men in

Mason was somewhat bewildered.

her marriage, Cecilia’s world revolved around Mr.

motel, after Nathaniel left, Cecilia meticulously cleaned herself over and