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.

you possibly drive in

filled with concern. or

didn’t feel right to refuse

the snow on you, or else catch a

“Thank you.”

dusted off the accumulated snow on her body, and then

car’s heater. He also played the song that Cecilia had loved so much

taken aback. “I almost

it quite often while I was

Cecilia couldn’t help but feel guilty. “How

him, Nicholas softly answered, “I’m all right. It’s just that I’ve been

start the car when a Bentley pulled up, and two figures, one big and one

got up at five in the morning. However, due to the heavy traffic caused by the approaching New Year celebrations, they still ended up

out of the car, Cecilia spotted them and immediately

“Jon, Vivian.”

eyes were tinged with red, and it was evident they

we only came now,

two were supposed to arrive last night, but the heavy snowfall blocked the roads,

shook her

knew that Martha would never

and embraced her as a

hold of Cecilia’s hand, providing

about to greet her, he saw Nicholas stepping out of the same car and