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

Chapter 265 A Fierce Confrontation

Both Nathaniel and Calvin were battered and bruised, neither faring better than the other. However, Calvin, having been injured before, was no match for Nathaniel. Just as Nathaniel was about to throw another punch, Cecilia stepped in front of Calvin..

“Have you had enough?” she asked Nathaniel, her gaze icy and detached.

Nathaniel froze, the pain at the corner of his mouth lingering. He wiped away the fresh blood. seeping from his lip, staring deeply at Cecilia, but said nothing.

“Leave now, or I’ll call the police!” Cecilia warned.

Nathaniel couldn’t quite articulate the feeling settling in his heart. In the past, Cecilia had always stood by his side, no matter who was involved. Now, she had chosen someone else.

Nathaniel finally averted his gaze, turning to walk out. After he left, Cecilia immediately turned to Calvin. “Are you okay?”

The moment her hand brushed against his arm, Calvin winced and drew in a sharp breath. “I’m fine,” he replied.

But Cecilia noticed his sleeve was stained with blood, tinting her fingertips red. “You’re bleeding from your arm.

Calvin removed his coat, revealing a muscular arm with a ghastly knife wound that had reopened during the fight, fresh blood streaming down. He quickly covered it with his shirt. “It’s an old wound. Did it scare you?”

to still

men Calvin had brought with him entered, each one battered and bruised.

go

You all go

Calvin turned to Cecilia. “Did

your

slightly. “I knew he wouldn’t

in any way?”

Cecilia’s eyes. “I didn’t expect him to follow

I take you away tomorrow?” Calvin

care of Martha and the kids for me. I

the wistful smile that crossed his face. “Can you tell me

“I’m afraid I won’t be

sentence said it all. Deep down,

“But if you ever need me,

a sense of defeat,

his pocket and tossed it out the window. On the

go? Did she accept