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

Chapter 452 An Unwanted Visitor

Though Elliot thought differently in his heart, he put on a facade. “You’re the one who’s dead, not my dad. You’re the bad guy,” he sniffled, trying to appear upset

Nathaniel wasn’t fond of children, especially not this one. The sound of his fake crying was nothing but an annoyance to him. “Stop crying,” he ordered, his patience wearing thin.

“No,” Elliot continued his pretense, though no tears fell.

Nathaniel couldn’t tell if he was really crying or just pretending. But he knew that if Cecilia came out and found him upset, she would be furious with him. “Your father isn’t dead,” Nathaniel said, trying to placate him. you cursed

“But you my dad!” Elliot’s sobs grew louder, pushing Nathaniel’s patience to its limit.

Nathaniel felt a headache coming on. “Stop crying, I was just kidding,” he admitted, trying to soothe him.

Elliot hadn’t expected his stern father to back down so easily. Glancing at the clock on the wall, he realized it was almost time for his mother to be done with her check–up.

It seems that Daddy id quite intimidated by Mommy at the moment. I could definitely use this to my advantage.

joke about something like that? My daddy’s dead! I need to return

my real father. If anything, my grief and tears are for him, so I wouldn’t be cursing

to take his words so seriously. If he had known, he would have never

can I do to stop you from crying?”

could apologize to me,” Elliot suggested, his tone firm. “The teacher says you should apologize

his stubborn father would actually apologize to him. In his lifetime, apart from apologizing to Cecilia, Nathaniel had never apologized to anyone else. The thought of apologizing to this brat, whom he saw as the child of another man

even louder. Wah, my daddy’s gone. I’m now a child without a dad… Oh, my dear daddy…”

nurse passing by. “Eli, what

not expecting anyone else to interfere. “He’s fine,” Nathaniel replied,

nurse was taken aback by Nathaniel’s stern expression, his handsome face momentarily rendering her speechless. “That’s good to hear,”

Elliot’s cries continued. Faintly, the nurse could hear Nathaniel’s deep voice saying, “I’m sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have joked about

“Apologies should be sincere. Say it a few

trying to appease the

had just completed all her examinations. The doctor had asked both Nathaniel and Elliot to come over, and as soon as Nathaniel heard this, he

stopped his fussing, focusing intently on what the