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

Chapter 1919

Chapter 1919 Do Not Get Worked Up

Outside, the cold wind howled against the window.

"I believe he probably wouldn't have," Queenie murmured, her eyes clouded with guilt. “Just like me... If I hadn't known you were my daughter, I would have continued siding with Cassandra without hesitation. I've been a terrible person."

A tightness formed in Cecilia's throat.

"Mom, it's okay. You didn't hurt anyone, and I don't blame you."

Until now, she had never harbored resentment toward her mother.

Perhaps, in some way, that was its own form of selfishness.

"Nobody's perfect. We're not saints," Cecilia murmured, her eyes tinged with red.

Queenie shook her head. "You may not blame me, but I blame myself. I feel like I've turned into one of those villains I once despised. That's why I believe my sickness, my death, is my punishment. Scorpius was right. When you do something wrong, you have to face the consequences."

She looked at Cecilia and continued, "After I'm gone, Scorpius will turn himself in. When that time comes, don't stop him. Let him find peace within himself."

ache settled in Cecilia's heart when she heard

let's not talk about this. Everything's going to be

that you've taken over Jamieson Group, you have to be true to yourself, and above all, never cause harm to others. Always remember that. Of course, if anyone tries to

firmly. "Yes,

gently caressed Cecilia's

this world a little longer, to spend more

that her body might not last

much, she closed her eyes and succumbed to a

in carefully before

entered and, upon seeing the quiet, intimate moment, couldn't help but

next

stirred awake

Cecilia barely

were simply impossible to

Cecilia was either working or occasionally hanging out with a few close friends. Everything felt incredibly wonderful, so much so that she

successfully acquired the land from

he forced a still

and said,