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

Chapter 2054

Chapter 2054

"Ah-old eyes, poor focus," George chuckled, scattering the pieces with a theatrical flourish. "Let's reset the board and pretend I never saw that."

"Grandpa, that's outright cheating," Vivian sighed, though laughter shimmered behind the reproach.

"I'm telling you, these eyes betray me. I play the same way with Jon," he insisted, tapping his temple as if the fault lay there.

Vivian had never expected the patriarch of the Sinclair family to be such an incorrigible rascal. Apparently, only Jonathan could keep the old man truly content.

But Jonathan wasn't around. He had gone home.

Hearing the playful quarrel, Zachary wiped his hands on a towel and strode into the lounge.

"Grandpa, remember Vivian's pregnant. Take it easy on her, will you?"

Only then did recognition flicker across George's face.

"Right, right—my memory, heavens! Vivian, this round is yours." He pushed the queen toward her like a peace offering.

A tremor of unease rippled through him.

about her

his memory, snatching thoughts away the moment they

give you the advantage. He's your elder,"

with approval. "Rest assured. I'll


"I'll get back to the stove before the

to the board but noticed Zachary's phone vibrating on a side table, its screen flashing an unfamiliar

phone in hand, and padded toward the kitchen, the hem of her cotton dress whispering across

"Zachary, your phone's ringing."

hiss of the pot, he called, "Could you

"All right."

screen and

Vivian's cell broke the quiet kitchen like a snapped guitar string. When she accepted the call, the director's breathless voice spilled

patient named Stella on

seeing you." s

Pet

to ignore her requests, yet Stella kept swearing she and Zachary had once been

why, with reluctance knotting his gut, the

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