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.

if something’s bothering you,” Nathaniel said

lump formed in

suddenly picked up, bringing with it a

had turned refreshingly cool due to a

quite scared, but his embrace brought her

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

everything had

you still

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her tightened,

reply, Cecilia added, “I don’t

a tightness in his throat, unable

Can’t a person change?

didn’t even know what was happening

toward Cecilia. He just thought that getting to

was simply fearful of her

Nathaniel asked, “If we

Cecilia shook her head.

“I don’t know.”

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

and children to care for. She was no longer the woman who had nothing but Nathaniel

it if I let

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

hold on her, a

have quite the