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

Chapter 2028 Late Realization

Magnus was struck speechless again.

Denise sighed at his expression. "You've repented, right? Treat your sister well from now on."

He nodded hard. "I took everything for granted before. I'll never hurt her again." Sadly, his awakening had come far too late.

He looked at Denise with sincere gratitude. “You've really taught me a lot. And thank you for believing I can change."

Denise gave a shy, embarrassed smile in return.

"Don't say that. I'm nowhere near that skilled. You still have to figure it out for yourself."

Magnus studied her features, and an affection he himself had yet to notice softened his expression.

"If only I'd met you sooner."

Finished speaking, he fumbled in his pocket, found a small box, and offered it to Denise.

Denise blinked in confusion. "What's this?"

"Open it and see."

the box and, under Magnus' expectant gaze, flipped it open to reveal

"These are?"

never wear earrings, so I thought I'd get

he had noticed a roadside

pressed the box back into his hand. “I can't

picked them up at a street stand. They were less

street stand... Less than

line almost made

by the arm, and strode

was baffled. "What are you doing?

foot! You got swindled. Cheap stall trinkets like these aren't

the notion that roadside

duped again; the loss was small, yet the blow to his

retraced their route, but the earring vendor was

his

a relative's medical bills, sol

tried to do a good deed-only

look on his face, Denise couldn't bear to scold

Maybe someone really is sick at home, and the handmade work took her time and effort. It's one-of-a-kind, afterall, and the price isn't

made