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

Chapter 1871

Chapter 1871 Camila Was Found

She knew he was trying to ease her thoughts.

Jocelyn let out a faint hum in response, her mind drifting to what Cecilia had said earlier. Maybe Nicholas wasn't the person she thought he was.

Maybe she'd spent too much time idealizing him-only ever seeing the gentle side he showed abroad, when he was ill and far from home. But now she was beginning to realize he was far more complicated. Far less pure than the version she'd held in her heart.

"All right, let's not talk about this anymore." Noticing her slight unease, Yannick quickly changed the subject.

Jocelyn didn't pursue it further.

Meanwhile, Meredith had already heard that things weren't going well on Cecilia's end-Nicholas had refused to relinquish custody of Dahlia.

Though disappointed, she remained calm. "Even if I can't adopt Dahlia, I'll make sure to visit her often."

Cecilia didn't know how to respond.

Then Meredith added, "By the way, Ceci, did you hear? I found Camila."

"That fast?" Cecilia raised her brows.

"I actually thought it was too slow," Meredith replied, filled with fury as she thought of Camila's face.

next

"I already passed her address to Zeke through

of her movements

cue, her phone buzzed with a

to steal Zeke's mother's jewelry and flee the country, but her escape plan was

in a motel, hoping to lay

he didn't bother knocking-he kicked the door open with a force that echoed through

when she and her son laid eyes on Camila, their expressions darkened,

me back what's mine, now!" His eyes were bloodshot, the dark circles beneath them a testament to days of

anticipated they'd track her down so quickly. She

you talking about? I

don't know?" Zeke's anger boiled over. He strode toward her, seized the

and her vision blurred as her cheek burned with

at Camila's clothes. "I worked hard my whole life in exchange for those

money Camila had stolen were Zeke's lifeline the

no fighting them. Her strength was no match for their fury. All she

Please! I don't

two of them paused, a flicker of confusion crossing their

mention of the missing items, Camila was disheartened too. "It's been stolen..." she muttered, her voice barely

to the airport-she had gone to buy some food, distracted and careless. In the blink of an eye, someone had slashed her bag and taken everything