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

Chapter 25 The Truth

It had to be a coincidence! It had to be! If Cecilia was the one who saved me, why had she never mentioned it? And if it was her, then everything I had done to her over the years…..

Zachary closed Cecilia’s medical report and returned to his office, where he sat in silence for the entire night.

The next morning, Zachary dialed Stella’s number.

“Stella, let’s meet. I have something to discuss with you.

At a private restaurant, inside a reserved room, Stella arrived looking elegantly dressed.

A waiter came over and took her coat.

Zachary’s eyes fell on her smooth, unblemished arms. There were no scars.

Four years ago, his car had been in an accident.

He was trapped inside, unconscious and covered in blood.

A young girl had risked her life to reach through the shattered car window, forcing the door ope

As she reached inside, her arm was deeply cut by the broken glass. The hospital director had said the wound needed stitches.

healing, it would be impossible for there to

Zachary’s gaze, Stella began

you had something to tell me. What is

his thoughts and withdrew his gaze, his tone cooling

“Cecilia is dead.”

Stella was stunned.

shock, “When did this happen? How

words conveyed disbelief, but deep down, a sense

Cecilia was dead!

between her and Nathaniel was

from excessive blood loss. The doctors

red wine, gently swirling it before downing

a fleeting glimpse of joy

born into a life most people could never imagine, then used her family’s power to force her way into a marriage with Nathaniel. Now, her death is

Karma?

Zachary sensed something terrifying in Stella’s

it wrong to be born

Cecilia was nothing

one could force Nathaniel

mind, was that a reason for her to

if the temperature in the room