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."

gaze, flipped it

"These are?"

wear earrings, so I

the walk back, he had noticed

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

didn't cost much. I picked them up at a street stand. They were

Less

almost made

snatched the earrings again, grabbed Magnus by the arm, and strode toward

baffled. "What are you doing? Are you

stall trinkets like these aren't

no idea where Magnus got the notion that roadside earrings priced at almost

he'd been duped again; the loss was small, yet

the earring

lowered his head.

a

tried to do a good deed-only to run into a

on his face, Denise couldn't bear to scold

is sick at home, and the handmade work took her time and effort. It's one-of-a-kind, afterall, and the price

made