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

Chapter 43 Tampering The Wine

She slipped the drug into the red wine, then, dressed in a seductive, semi–revealing nightgown, Cecilia approached Nathaniel and poured him a glass.

“Here you go.”

Nathaniel observed her every move, delicately taking the wine glass from her. However, he didn’t drink it; instead, he spoke up without being prompted.

“You were ten when you returned from the village to Tudela, that was our first encounter.”

Cecilia paused, taken aback that Nathaniel actually remembered their first encounter.

She didn’t show any signs of oddness, instead, she pushed the wine toward him once more.

Unexpectedly, Nathaniel pushed the wine back to her, his words leaving no room for argument. “You drink first!”

Gazing at the wine before her, which had been tampered with, Cecilia didn’t hesitate as she picked up the glass and downed it.

The liquor slid down her throat, its taste both bitter and spicy.

Cecilia knew that if she didn’t drink, Nathaniel would certainly become suspicious.

Nathaniel, having spent so many years immersed in the world of business, would have noticed something was off if she showed even the slightest weakness.

poured another glass of wine, setting

Rainsworth, it’s your

it a gentle swirl.

calm and composed manner.

Reminisce?

reminisce about decades of memories in

Cecilia furrowed her brows.

room, a fine layer of sweat had formed on her

herself to stay alert. Her amber eyes locked onto Nathaniel’s, her

will be plenty of time for reminiscing later. Given how late it is, don’t you want to do something

up the wine glass and presented it

sure if this

didn’t want to lose the

to mind a memory from four years ago, when she had secretly been

on her. “Is this how you seduced

Cecilia was taken aback.

he reject you? Is that why you

Bang!

glass slipped from her hand, spilling red wine

shook off Cecilia. Before leaving, he couldn’t resist mocking

was burning up all over, but the