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

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.

window, staring out at the landscape in a dazed

eaten yet?” Elena asked one of

eaten,” the

Elena nodded, clearly relieved that

this be the aftereffect of his surgery? The sight troubled Elliot. He could see that his father’s condition was a heavy burden

out

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

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

glances at his father, Elliot allowed Cecilia to lead him

her brow furrowed in concern. Just as she

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

“Why are you still pretending?”

to see who was

planned for his younger brother. After all, he wasn’t sure if Cecilia still had any lingering feelings

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