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

Chapter 1876

Chapter 1876 A Foreign Reality

"Cecilia, I made a mistake. Please, I'm begging you to help me."

Stella reached out, gripping Cecilia's hand tightly, desperation shining in her eyes.

"I have no one else to turn to. After I was blacklisted, the debt piled up. It's so much I can't possibly repay it."

Cecilia met her gaze, calm and unshaken. "And why would you think I'd pay it off for you?"

Stella was momentarily stunned.

Lately, she'd been haunted by dreams of the past-memories of when she and

Cecilia had once been close. Back then, Cecilia had been genuinely kind, shielding her from bullies, always offering a helping hand without expecting anything in return.

Cecilia's father had treated her well too-not only funding her education, but also ensuring she could attend the same school as Cecilia.

Sometimes, when Stella woke from those dreams, the reality she faced felt completely foreign. As if she had stumbled into someone else's life-one where everything had gone terribly, irreversibly wrong.

regret everything. I shouldn't have hurt you." Stella's voice trembled as tears streamed

unmoved. Without a word, she gently pulled her hand out of Stella's grasp. "Stella, you don't need

looked at her in

stayed even. "If your life hadn't fallen

Stella was silent.

Nathaniel and Zachary had never learned the truth and kept

the answer. In that version of the world, Stella would have stepped

a

still, and unreadable-like a pond frozen over, void of any ripple

she said quietly. "But clearly, I was wrong. I don't expect anything from you anymore. You're

rose

dark, hopeless life Looking around at the other guests in the restaurant, she dropped to her knees before Cecilia. "Ceci, I'm begging you-please stop targeting me.

broke down completely, her sobs echoing through the restaurant as curious onlookers began to

aiming it at Stella to snap

cold glance. "If footage from today leaks, don't blame me for

brushed off the threat until

the

person lowered his phone and deleted the

the commotion too. At first, she'd hoped the crowd might pressure Cecilia, make her soften. But clearly, that