Nathaniel unconsciously snubbed the cigarette in his hand..

He initially thought that Cecilia would burst into tears and throw a tantrum or slap him as she did. in the past when she came out of the bathroom.

However, none of that happened. Instead, she was extraordinarily calm.

“I’m going out for a stroll.”

Cecilia’s voice was hoarse, and she left the office right after saying that without waiting for Nathaniel’s approval.

For some inexplicable reason, she sensed multiple odd gazes fixed on her as she did so though there were hardly any people there.

By the time she stepped out of the building, the sky was somewhat overcast. At some point in time, a drizzle had begun again.

She stood in the rain with a hint of desolation in her eyes..

As she walked down the street, she was oblivious to an unassuming black car quietly trailing behind her.

Utter worry was reflected in the eyes of the person in the car.

“Pull over.”

“Understood.”

came to a

snagged an umbrella and jacket before he alighted from the vehicle, standing

in one hand,

the rain. As soon as Cecilia turned her head, she was greeted by the sight of Calvin’s strikingly

the jacket.

were wet

it over her

“Why are

that it might pressure her, he fibbed, “I

did it go?”

“Very smoothly.”

her a tender

offer, “To celebrate, how

head. “Nathaniel sent a bodyguard to tail me. If he were to find out that we went out to eat,

sense of bitterness stung

not

at him in puzzlement, only to hear him continue, “I’m not afraid of Nathaniel. Now that your plan has been completed, we can go back.

didn’t know how to respond to

that she didn’t trust Calvin or feel that he was inferior to Nathaniel. She simply felt that she had caused him too

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