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

gaze, Stella began

you said you had something to tell me.

his thoughts and withdrew his gaze,

“Cecilia is dead.”

Stella was stunned.

this happen? How could it be so

but deep down,

Cecilia was dead!

last obstacle standing between her and

She died from excessive blood loss. The doctors couldn’t

glass of red wine, gently swirling it before downing

the glass, he caught a fleeting glimpse of joy on Stella’s face

imagine, then used her family’s power to force her way into a marriage

Karma?

the first time, Zachary sensed something terrifying in

be born into

he knew Nathaniel’s marriage to Cecilia was

could force Nathaniel into

Stella’s mind, was that a reason for her to deserve

and it seemed as if the temperature