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.

possibly drive in y “Let’s

state?” Nicholas‘ voice was filled with

feel right to refuse

off the snow

“Thank you.”

the accumulated snow on her body, and

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

taken aback. “I almost forgot about this

it quite often while I

“How have you been

her ask about him, Nicholas softly answered, “I’m all right. It’s just that I’ve been sleeping more

pulled up,

heavy traffic caused by the approaching New Year celebrations, they still ended

the car, Cecilia spotted them and

“Jon, Vivian.”

tinged with red, and it

sorry that we

supposed to arrive last night, but the

her head. “It’s

never blame the two of

and embraced her as a gesture

Cecilia’s hand, providing

as he was about to greet her, he saw