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

Chapter 180 Where Are You Hiding Now

When Cecilia awoke, she was drenched in sweat and her body was shaking uncontrollably.

In the faint glow emanating from the adjacent care room, Nathaniel hurriedly approached. Seeing that she was okay, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“What’s wrong?”

Tears welled up in Cecilia’s eyes. “I dreamt that I was dead.”

That sensation felt incredibly real.

The mere mention of death inexplicably struck a hidden chord within Nathaniel. He stepped forward, pulling Cecilia into his embrace. Gently patting her back, he tried his best to soften hist

voice.

“You’re not dead. I’m here. Don’t be scared.”

Cecilia took her time to return to reality from her nightmare.

She lifted her gaze toward Nathaniel, but the light was too dim, making it difficult to discern his face.

“Thank you.

Following that, she gently freed herself from Nathaniel’s grasp and laid back down on the bed.

Her politeness and aloofness made Nathaniel feel quite uncomfortable. This time, he didn’t return to the room next door. Instead, he pulled back the covers and lay down next to Cecilia. drawing her into his embrace.

Cecilia’s body stiffened.

me if something’s bothering you,” Nathaniel said in a

formed in Cecilia’s

had suddenly picked up,

turned refreshingly cool due to a

but his

remembered that Nathaniel had a mild case of germophobia. Throughout their three–year marriage, he had never once embraced

now, everything had

you

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hold on her tightened, becoming

Cecilia added, “I don’t

felt a tightness in his throat,

Can’t a person change?

what was

Cecilia. He just thought

was simply fearful of her

a long pause, Nathaniel asked, “If we were to divorce,

Cecilia shook her head.

“I don’t know.”

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heart, she yearned for a life of freedom, not wanting to be confined by her role. as

was passionate about and children to care for. She was no longer the woman who had nothing but Nathaniel in her heart, the woman who was solely

it if I

hope flashed in Cecilia’s eyes. “I’d appreciate it if you

his hold on her, a mocking coldness evident in his

really have quite the