Chapter 1145 Still Pretending

Back inside the mansion, Elena knelt down beside Elliot, gently stroking his hair as she tried to calm him. “Sweetie, don’t cry. Your dad is just sick. He’ll get better soon, I promise.”

Elliot, though young, wasn’t naive. He knew she was only saying that to comfort him. But, deciding to play along, he sniffled and nodded, trying to appear like any other ordinary child.

“Really? Can I see my dad? I want to know how he’s doing now.”

Elena hesitated, glancing over at Cecilia for guidance. “Ceci, what do you think?” she

Cecilia smiled reassuringly. “After dinner, we can go see your dad,” she suggested.

e asked softly.

Elena, still unaware that Nathaniel was pretending, nodded in agreement. “Yes, let’s do that,” she said, finalizing the plan with Cecilia’s lead.

Elliot’s tears dried up as soon as he got confirmation. He immediately perked up and obediently started eating his dinner, excitement bubbling beneath the surface. He could finally check on his father and see for himself how things were going.

After dinner. Elena took Elliot and Cecilia to visit Nathaniel. He was staying in his old residence, now under the care of his previous housekeepers, and his living conditions were far more comfortable than they had been at the mansion.

Nathaniel seated by the window, staring out at the landscape

Nathaniel eaten yet?” Elena

eaten,”

good,” Elena nodded, clearly relieved that

where he stood, Elliot glanced at his father. Nathaniel still looked a bit lost, his expression vacant. Could this be the aftereffect of his surgery? The sight

called out

get complicated. Cecilia gently held onto Elliot’s hand. “Elliot, your dad needs his rest right now. Let’s not

in his mother’s eyes. Elliot reluctantly agreed. “All right then,”

Elliot allowed Cecilia to lead him away. Later, once Elliot

concern. Just as she was about

asked, his voice serious, his gaze meeting hers with clarity–no longer the vacant stare from

blinked in surprise. “Why are

overhearing. However, he didn’t share every detail of his plan with Cecilia. “I wanted to see who was truly concerned about me when I was vulnerable, and who was just pretending,” he explained. “Plus,

little “wedding gift” he had planned for his younger brother. After all, he wasn’t sure if Cecilia still had

tell me what you need me to do,”

the earlier incident with Elliot. “We need to keep a closer eye on our sons in the future. They’re not as simple

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