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

Chapter 1224 An Accidental Kiss

Inside the hospital, Adrian’s cries of pain could be heard from the hallway.

Robert’s face tightened with concern as he waited for the doctors and nurses to finish their examination. When they finally left, he and Miranda entered the room together. Adrian lay there, hooked up to various medical equipment, looking frail and broken.

“Adrian, it’s me,” Robert said, his voice softer than usual.

Adrian’s eyes fluttered open, and with great effort, he raised his hand slightly. “Dad

Tears welled in his eyes, the pain and suffering of the past few weeks etched across his face.

“It’s… Nathaniel… Adrian managed to croak.

Robert hadn’t expected that Nathaniel would go so far as to harm Adrian. His heart filled with rage. Turning to Miranda, he demanded. “Where did you find him?”

“In an abandoned dump,” Miranda said, wiping away her own tears. “If we had been any later, he might have died.”

This is outrageous!” Robert growled, his fists clenching tightly. “Does Nathaniel still think he’s the same man who once ruled Tudela? He’ll pay for this.”

I can’t go on like this. He’s in this condition because

betrayals, Miranda still felt compelled to seek revenge for him.

Nathaniel and Cecilia… You have

further, and he nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll

words, Adrian finally closed

understand exactly what had transpired between Nathaniel

hold back, exaggerating her retelling of recent events, painting Nathanieland Cecilia in the

spat after hearing her

his subordinates, ordering them to

was about to head home as usual. But as she stepped out of the building, she noticed a familiar car

Nathaniel’s sharp profile. He turned

An

her. “We agreed I would drive you to work,

“There’s no need for all this fuss. I already have a driver picking

clouded with a hint of sadness. “Are you planning to cut all

question took Cecilia by surprise. She quickly composed herself. “Of course not. We have a child together. There’s

across Nathaniel’s face. He had feared she might want

hand toward her, Cecilia instinctively flinched, causing Nathaniel to freeze mid–motion. “Are you afraid of