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

Chapter 413 She Owes You Nothing

“Silly girl, no doctor is that miraculous,” Martha said with a gentle smile, knowing full well that Cecilia was only joking. She patted Cecilia’s hand softly, adding, “I don’t want to live too long. As people age, they can become burdensome. I’ve lived a full life up until now.”

Cecilia’s eyes filled with unshed tears, but she forced herself to hold them back, refusing to let them fall. “Don’t say that,” Cecilia replied, her voice firm. “You still have to watch Jon and Eli grow up, see them get married, and become a great–grandmother.”

Martha, moved by Cecilia’s words, allowed herself a brief moment of hope. She certainly wanted to live long enough to see all of those things, but deep down, she knew her body wouldn’t hold up much longer.

She had lived for a long time and had the blessing of a child who was like a daughter to her. In many ways, she was content. Yet, the thought of leaving Cecilia alone weighed heavily on her heart.

A few days earlier, Martha had begun to suspect that Nathaniel had regained some of his memories. She also realized that he was not financially destitute and, more importantly, she noticed his genuine desire to stay by Cecilia’s side.

Though she spent most of her time confined to her room, she was aware that the foreign specialists had been brought in thanks to Nathaniel’s assistance. She had noticed other subtle changes in him as well, and it was becoming clear that Nathaniel had truly transformed.

“All right, I’ll live well and wait to see them get married,” Martha finally agreed, her voice filled with a mix of determination and resignation.

“Good,” Cecilia nodded, feeling a little more reassured. “I’ll have the specialist come over the day after tomorrow to take a look at you.”

“All right.”

sigh of relief. She left the room quietly, her heart still

soon as she left, there was a knock on Martha’s door. Martha opened her eyes

expression somber and serious. “Thank

rare for him to genuinely thank

“Don’t thank me just yet. I’m

and she had noticed that Nathaniel had indeed changed. That was why she

Nathaniel assured her, nodding slightly. “I promise I will treat

to believe him or not. “If I were alive, I’d keep a close eye

he also knew that to truly protect Cecilia.

out with Nathaniel to shop for gifts. Now that Jonathan was staying with Vivian, she no longer had

she couldn’t help but wonder whether Vivian’s

get for an occasion like this?”

past, Nathaniel never had to worry about selecting gifts himself. Mason or his secretary. always took care of the arrangements. “Hold on a moment, let me check,” Nathaniel said, stepping

gift to buy. She couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. Even though Nathaniel had

were carefully selected and only needed to be purchased according to

asked Sven to come along