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.”

words of comfort. Instead, he turned to his

room. The men in black who came afterward were identified as

person who had

furrowed. “Calvin’s subordinates… Could it be

cut herself off, quickly correcting her thoughts. “No, Ceci wouldn’t do

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

by her words

had nothing to do

said, his tone firm as

I heard you haven’t been to the

hadn’t been to work–she also knew he

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

Stella began, knowing how much Nathaniel disliked being pressured. She softened her approach. “There’s something I need to say. I’ve never had any dealings with Calvin. He has

the car and immediately called Mason, asking if Cecilia had returned to Daltonia Villa. Upon

past few days, Cecilia had been by his side,

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