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

Chapter 1940 Jason Decides To Help

She rarely drank and had a low tolerance.

After a few glasses, she felt a buzz settling in. The pressure from her parents about marriage surfaced in her mind, followed closely by the memory of that disastrous blind date with Alec. Tipsy and emotional, she began venting. "Magnus, do you ever feel like life is just... exhausting?" she said, her tone edged with bitterness. "Why are my parents always so obsessed with getting me married off?"

Seeing her like this, Magnus gently reached out and held her hand. "Parents can be like that sometimes. Try not to let it get to you."

"I'm not upset," Chelsea muttered, sniffing. "I just don't understand. I'm doing perfectly fine on my own. I really don't want to get married. And if I ever decide I want a child, can't I just opt for IVF? My parents... they just don't see the world clearly. They don't pay enough attention to what's going on. There's so much greed, so much cruelty out there."

As she finished speaking, she gently pulled her hand back.

Then she looked at him, eyes slightly glassy but suddenly serious. "Magnus... we're good friends, right? You're not thinking of courting me, are you? I really, really don't want to get married."

Magnus blinked, momentarily stunned. A flicker of emotion passed through his eyes-something unreadable, but gone too quickly to catch. Had she not been so tipsy, she might have noticed.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Come on, speak up! If you're really trying to pursue me, I suggest you give up now. I have zero intention of getting married." Chelsea just didn't want to mislead anyone. But she was too naive. she still believed the world was full of people who respected honesty.

on a serious face. "Chelsea, you're drunk. Of

ease. She let out a smile and waved her hand. “I'm not drunk. I'm completely sober.

she picked

the easier it would be to cross the line she'd just so clearly drawn. After all, if

"Drink a little more. It helps when you're feeling down," he said

house, her parents

Chelsea come home yet?" Phoebe asked,

she was meeting a friend to watch an opera. It's already past eleven. She usually gets home by

pulled out his phone and called

but

Chelsea's phone had been switched to silent

was visibly intoxicated. Magnus continued pouring her drinks, glass after glass. One of the bartenders, Jason, watched the scene unfold with growing

about to get hurt. That guy Magnus is disgusting. He's always hanging around here, pulling the same stunt.

"Maybe she's into it.