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

Chapter 2047

Chapter 2047

"Pretty well, actually. Yannick has treated me with nothing but kindness. He planned to bring me over to see you today, but when you weren't here at first, he headed in to work."

She chose those words carefully, hoping to sweep away the old tension that still lingered between the two men.

A flicker-almost irritation-crossed Nicholas' face, though he masked it quickly. "If he treats you well, that's all that matters."

"Mm." Jocelyn lowered her eyes, then took a half-step back. "If there's nothing else, I should go."

She needed to let Yannick know she had found Nicholas.

Nicholas' voice softened, almost pleading. "It's been ages since we sat down and really talked. Stay and share a meal with me before you go, will you?"

Jocelyn shook her head. "I'd better not. Yannick is waiting for me to come home."

Nicholas arched an eyebrow. "Didn't you just say he was at work?" He chuckled, gentle yet persistent. "Relax. It's only dinner-nothing more than a conversation." Cornered by his sincerity, Jocelyn could only nod. "All right."

They walked the short distance to a quiet restaurant.

Inside, Jocelyn selected a bright table pressed against the window-visible to anyone who might pass by. She wanted no misunderstandings.

Nicholas studied the deliberate choice, understanding the unspoken fear behind it. A shadow crossed his eyes before he forced it away.

menu toward her. "Go ahead,

the dishes she used to order for him every

memorized after years as his assistant. It felt as


his head. "Don't you

blinked, caught off guard. "I'm easy. I'll eat whatever's

long finger against the menu, hesitated, then told the

shock, that he

said, jotting notes before

Nicholas, you didn't have to go to this trouble. I'm

gently before her only then filling one for himself. Steam curled upward between them, carrying

yet firm. "You're not my assistant anymore. We're friends now, or

can be So stop

we can

feel you have to shield me

stared at him, surprised by the boundary he had drawn. But her expression did not alter. She dipped her chin in a calm professional nod, the gesture she had practiced a thousand times.

"All right," she murmured.


shoulders,

would keep looking

cup and brought the

on the swirling steam.

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