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

Chapter 228 The Twin

Cecilia stood at the entrance of the courtyard, her mind swirling with thoughts. Miranda’s words. had planted a seed of doubt within her, and despite her better judgment, she found herself drawn toward the courtyard, compelled to uncover whatever secret lay hidden within.

The courtyard was immaculate, with the sweet scent of an osmanthus tree permeating the air. This scent stirred something deep within Cecilia, a sense of familiarity she couldn’t quite place.. She knew she had been here before, but the memories were buried deep, lost to the passage of time.

As she walked further into the courtyard, her gaze fell upon a vermillion wooden house tucked away amidst the greenery. Step by step, she approached the house, her heart pounding in her chest. She reached out and pushed open the wooden door.

Squeak!

The door creaked as it slowly swung open, revealing the room inside. All the furniture was draped in cloths, as if hiding something from view, concealing secrets that time had forgotten.

Cecilia’s heart raced with a mix of curiosity and trepidation. What exactly did Miranda want me to see?

She lifted one of the cloth, revealing the furniture beneath. As she did, a small object fell to the ground with a clatter.

bent down to pick up the object–a picture frame. When she saw the image. within it, she froze in

identical children standing side by side. One of the boys. had a cold, aloof expression, while the other’s eyes were curved

bottom corner of the photograph, there was a line of small text that

Nathaniel… and Nicholas.

breath caught in her throat. A sudden sense of unease washed over her, an

pulling back the remaining cloths, uncovering more photographs hidden beneath. Each one was a variation of the same theme–group photos of the two brothers, but not

photograph, the man on the right, dressed in a formal suit, had a stern, indifferent expression. The man on the left, clad in casual attire, bore a gentle, kind look. Though the two- men bore striking resemblances to each other, it was clear to anyone looking that they were not

small caption at the bottom of this photo read:

boom in her head, as if her world had been turned

from the very beginning, it was Nathaniel whom I had always loved. How could I have possibly

desperate to find more clues, more answers. Suddenly, she heard voices approaching the door. Panicking, she knew she had to

through the back door, clutching the photograph to her chest, her face pale and her mind reeling. She needed to find Nathaniel, to

I never known he had a

to calm her racing thoughts as she hurried toward the venue of the banquet, her mind a