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

Chapter 479 Always By Your Side

Nicholas reached out, ready to brush off the accumulated snow on Cecilia’s body.

Instinctively, she avoided him. “Nicholas, how come you’re here?”

The polite greeting left Nicholas‘ hand frozen in mid–air, only retracting after a considerable delay.

“I saw the news report, and that’s how I found out something happened to Martha. You once mentioned that she’s as important to you as your own mother. I knew you’d be devastated by her passing, so I came to check on you.”

Having said that, he turned to Martha’s tombstone and paid his respects.

Cecilia hadn’t expected him to remember their childhood so vividly. She forced a smile and said, “Thank you. I’m fine.“”

Nicholas looked at her face, frozen to a purplish hue, her eyes rimmed red. How can she still pretend like nothing’s wrong?

“You don’t have to be so strong in front of me. I’ve told you before, I’ll always be by your side.”

Cecilia merely gave a slight nod, unsure of how to respond to him.

After a prolonged silence, she said, “I’m heading home.”

“I’ll take you there,” replied Nicholas immediately.

“No need. My car is parked nearby,” Cecilia responded.

could you possibly drive in y “Let’s

current state?” Nicholas‘ voice was filled with concern. or else you

didn’t feel right to

a small towel. “Brush off the snow on

“Thank you.”

towel, dusted off the accumulated snow on her

seated in the driver’s seat, turning on the car’s heater. He also played the song that Cecilia

“I almost

quite often while I was undergoing treatment abroad,” said

guilty. “How have you been all

softly answered, “I’m all right. It’s just that I’ve been sleeping more than I’ve been

up, and two figures, one big and one

due to the heavy traffic caused

they got out of the car, Cecilia spotted them and

“Jon, Vivian.”

tinged with red, and it was

sorry that we only came

arrive last night, but the heavy snowfall blocked the roads, so they couldn’t make

her head. “It’s

Martha would never blame

stepped forward and embraced her as a gesture

Cecilia’s hand, providing her

was about to greet her, he saw