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

At that. Cecilia looked up and responded, “All right.”

She got up and headed toward Nicholas‘ office. After knocking, she entered.

Nicholas looked up at her. “I heard that Miranda came by, did she give you a hard time?”

Cecilia truthfully informed Nicholas about Miranda instructing her to get the contract signed.

Nicholas knew that Miranda was up to no good. After considering it for a moment, he said, “Just leave the contract here, I’ll have someone else deal with it.”

Reflecting on her day at the office, Cecilia recalled the casual chatter of her colleagues. If Nicholas were to assigned her task to a different secretary, her professional life would become considerably more challenging.

“No need, I’ll get the contract signed and bring it over.

Nicholas thought that Cecilia didn’t understand how difficult the task Miranda assigned to her was, so he warned. “Ms. Hardy is not an easy person to deal with. You might not only fail to secure a contract but also face unnecessary difficulties.”

“I did some research,” Cecilia stated, “But rest assured, I will definitely finish the work.”

Seeing her determination, Nicholas couldn’t bring himself to stop her anymore.

After Cecilia had left, he felt somewhat uneasy. “Jocelyn, find someone to keep an eye on Cecilia. We can’t afford for anything to happen to her,” he said.

Yes, Sir.”

had a bodyguard discreetly follow

leaving the office when Jessica called out to her. “Wait…. Ms.

you want to

terrible situation, single–handedly taking care of

up another scheme to

her anymore, she left the company and

her back to the Smith residence. After retrieving an item, she got back into the car and instructed the driver to head

accepted the task if she knew

sorts of antique jewelry unsold pieces from

the Tusurla Era, a

arrived at

car, Cecilia headed into the

she presented her work badge, did the guard allow

is currently very busy entertaining clients. You

I’ve arrived?” Cecilia knew that if she lingered in the lobby, not only would it be tough to sign the contract, but she might not even get

do

her sentence, Cecilia interrupted by handing her a monetary