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

Chapter 199 Got Everything Covered

“Don’t worry. I’ve got everything covered,” Calvin replied confidently.

Yannick, sensing that Calvin was playing dumb, gave up on trying to talk sense into him. “Let me share some news. Nathaniel’s little sweetheart got hurt. For someone as successful as him, you’d think he’d have better taste in women. Why pick someone so unworthy?”

“I’m not interested in that,” Calvin said, his face betraying no emotion.

It was only then that Yannick realized his mistake. After all, Nathaniel hadn’t just chosen Stella ast his girlfriend but had also chosen the woman Calvin loved as his wife.

He quickly shifted the topic. “So, when are you heading back?”

Calvin stared out the window, his expression thoughtful. “Not for a while.”

Yannick’s concern grew. The Reeses had been watching him closely, like predators eyeing their prey. It could spell disaster if the Reese family’s inheritance fell into the wrong hands during Calvin’s stay here.

In the hospital, Stella lay weakly on the bed, her neck wrapped in layers of bandages, her face. pale and drained of color.

“Nathaniel, I was so scared,” she said, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. “I thought I was really going to die.”

turned to his bodyguard standing

fan arrived at her room. The men in black who came afterward were identified as

who had attacked Cecilia, so he hadn’t

“Calvin’s subordinates… Could

Ceci wouldn’t do something like that. I’ve never harmed her;

was taken aback to learn that the men who had taken Sean were Calvin’s. A shiver of fear ran through

by her words and

nothing to

rest,” Nathaniel said, his tone

heard you haven’t been to the office lately. Could you stay and keep me

just aware that Nathaniel hadn’t been to work–she also knew he had been with Cecilia

he replied, his voice steady. “I’ll make sure you

disliked being pressured. She softened her approach. “There’s something I need to say. I’ve

car and immediately called Mason, asking if

words echoed in his mind throughout his way back home. For the past few days, Cecilia had been by his side, and he knew that Stella’s situation had nothing to

what gnawed at him was Calvin–the thought of another man coveting