His eyes were filled with emotions that were indecipherable to Cecilia.

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“In less than five years, where did yoChapter u get so much money for charity? Did Calvin give it to you?”

Cecilia had no idea that since she left, Nathaniel hadn’t had a single good night’s sleep.

He had spent countless nights wide awake, haunted by images of Cecilia spending time with Calvin.

“Calvin and I are just friends, I earned all my money myself…”

Before Cecilia could finish her sentence, Nathaniel’s large hand landed gently on her shoulder, slowly moving downward…

“How did you earn? Here?”

Cecilia’s mind went blank, staring at Nathaniel in disbelief. “What did you just say?” she exclaimed.

His hand was warm, but his words were icy.

Her throat tightened, and she clenched the hand at her side, her fingertips digging into her palm.

Nathaniel leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “How much did Calvin pay you? Tell me I’ll double it!”

Nathaniel trailed his fingers over her skin again and again, yearning to keep her forever imprisoned in his embrace.

“Do you remember how much your family owes me? Now, I don’t care about it anymore. Just say a number, don’t play games with me. Stay with me, and it’s all yours!”

No sooner had he finished speaking, than Cecilia could no longer hold back. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.

“You b*stard!”

stung with

feel any pain as he swiftly seized

icy gaze intently

you

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the

his obsession for

realized

Rainsworth, please conduct yourself with

gently grasped her chin. “Call me Nathaniel!” he

Cecilia was taken aback.

to ascertain if this woman had truly lost her memory, if

a long while, Cecilia slowly uttered,

any warmth, were uttered from

felt completely different from

she would always gently call out his

“Nathaniel, Nathaniel…”

tightly drawn. He refused to believe that she had lost her memory or

captured her lips in

to resist, but her hands

moment, voices could be

Mr. Rainsworth is in a meeting, you can’t go

something important to tell Nathaniel,

managed to push Nathaniel

moment, Stella disregarded the secretary’s attempts to stop her and pushed the door

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