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

Chapter 1956 Please Help Me

Nicholas stood at the mansion entrance, watching the car disappear into the distance, a shadow of sadness in his eyes. He was alone. The wind blew bitterly cold, and soon he began to cough, the sound rough in the quiet evening.

A housekeeper stepped outside and, upon seeing him, couldn't help but say, "Mr. Nicholas, it's freezing out here. Why don't you head back inside?"

Nicholas shook his head. “No, I need to go out."

"Would you like me to grab you a coat?"

"No need," he replied again, brushing the suggestion off and heading straight for his car.

To the housekeepers, Nicholas always seemed approachable, polite, humble, and without the airs expected of someone in his position.

Inside the car, his composed mask finally cracked, and a flicker of his buried anger appeared. He was driving, but he had no real destination in mind. For the first time, he realized just how isolated he had become.

He eventually found himself parked outside the residential area where Jocelyn lived. Sitting in the driver's seat, he stared up at her building, a heavy weight pressing down on his chest.

had quit her job some time ago, and since then, Nicholas had been on edge. More than once, he'd

like this once before-when he was abroad for treatment and found

again. It pressed down on his chest, robbed him of sleep, and scattered

walking with Yannick, grocery bags in the man's

her tracks, eyes fixed ahead. She had spotted the license plate it

sudden pause and asked, "What's

Jocelyn replied, not bothering

moment she found out he had orchestrated that hit on Yannick, her feelings toward him had completely changed. Yannick followed her

tying Nicholas to anything,

Let's just go," Jocelyn said quietly. She didn't want any confrontation between the two of

right," he agreed, and, as if on purpose, reached

unmoving, not even rolling the window down. Once the couple disappeared from view, he reached for a cigarette. But before he

is it at this

it was the loneliness that finally

"Who is this?"