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

Chapter 1866

Chapter 1866 Two Timing

By the lake, after the rain, Cecilia and Nathaniel arrived first, discovering a quaint little pavilion nestled among the trees.

Nathaniel stood still, eyes drifting over the familiar landscape. After a moment, he murmured, "I've been here with you before."

Cecilia blinked in confusion. "With me? Are you sure?"

"You don't remember?" Nathaniel turned to her, his voice soft but laced with quiet disappointment.

She hesitated, unsure of how to respond. Maybe it wasn't that she'd forgotten- maybe the memories had simply blurred together.

After all, he looked so much like Nicholas. Sometimes, she wasn't sure which face belonged to which memory.

Nathaniel must've sensed her uncertainty. He gave a short, wry laugh. "There was that one time-you got into a fight with a classmate. Ended up crying your eyes out. We crossed paths, and you ran straight into my arms, sobbing about being bullied. I beat the guy up and made sure he got transferred to another school."

The memory, once vague, slowly came into focus. "Oh... That was you," Cecilia said.

"No wonder she'd thought Nicholas was acting strange that day.

He had always been gentle-soft-spoken, steady. But that time, he'd snapped at her. "Why are you crying? How useless. If someone bullies you, fight back."

She hadn't realized it wasn't Nicholas

dragged

with impatience. He watched her cry, eyes sharp with disdain. Not once

a godforsaken place. There's not even

he would walk away. But he didn't. Despite the harsh words, Nathaniel stayed. He stood there, grumbling under his breath, waiting until the sun dipped low behind the hills. Then, without

to reality. When she looked at Nathaniel again, she found herself

quietly, "the person I liked as a child might not

hit Nathaniel. "So you liked both of us? That's pretty low, you know. That's

laughing. "I was a kid! How

love meant. It

they were strong. And they

caught up in their conversation,

the car and spotted

laughed together. He

didn't move forward.

pulled up behind

turned around, surprised

Jocelyn stepping

umbrella in hand-and another

under her

to him. "Mr.