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

Chapter 540 A Realization

“I’ve never heard him say he regained his memory. I asked him just a few days ago, and he said he hadn’t,” Cecilia murmured as if speaking to Nicholas but also to herself.

She was pregnant at that time, so she couldn’t afford to be overly emotional. She took deep, steadying breaths, forcing herself to calm down. It’s all right. Isn’t it just another deception? It’s okay. Don’t be angry. Don’t be sad. It’s all right. This is even better. Now, I can finally break free from him.

Cecilia comforted herself repeatedly deep within her heart.

Nicholas noticed her predicament. He gently grasped Cecilia’s hand, assuring her, “It’s okay. You still have me.”

Cecilia was taken aback. She stared at the hand that Nicholas had seized. At that moment, she still pulled away.

Nathaniel made a mistake, but she couldn’t afford to make the same mistake he did.

“Nicholas, you are Cassandra’s fiancé,” she reminded him.

Nicholas‘ hand stiffened momentarily, and a flicker of surprise crossed his face. After that, he said. gently, “You’ve misunderstood. What I meant was that I’ll stand by your side. After all, we’re still friends, aren’t we? Don’t worry. Nathaniel did something wrong. I won’t take his side.”

Only then did Cecilia breathe a sigh of relief.

She glanced at the time inside the car. It was already one in the morning.

head back,”

“All right.”

would occasionally dart toward her, his grip on the steering wheel

arrived at Daltonia

out of the car

car to drive back. I’ll return

right.” Nodding in agreement, Cecilia returned to the mansion

and said, “Mr. Sanders, there’s no need to

and Cecilia said to him,

could this be possible? Mrs. Rainsworth, there’s no way Mr. Rainsworth could be with Stella,” Mason hastily

was certain of it. This was the first time he had seen Nathaniel disregard danger for the sake of a woman. Even when Nathaniel was practically

memory, hasn’t

she was guessing and still trying to cover for Nathaniel.

wouldn’t reveal the truth to her.

it? After a year or two of dating, Mason knew that when a woman, especially at

differed from an average person, making her prone to irritability

because he’s afraid that you might leave him again. He’s only pretending to be poor because of you. He’s afraid you might want a divorce.” Mason assumed that Cecilia

all, Mason’s girlfriend had told him that sincerity mattered more than