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Chapter 166 Threading On Thin Icel

Noticing something was off with Cecilia, Elliot pouted.

“Mommy, did you forget something?”

Cecilia snapped back to reality. “What?”

“You forgot to kiss me.” Elliot gestured toward his own face.

Cecilia immediately planted a kiss on his cheek.

“Feeling better now?”

“Mm!”

The time Cecilia spent with Elliot brought her a warmth she had never experienced before.

All the grievances she had suffered these past few days had dissipated into thin air.

As their time together slipped away, the afternoon approached. Cecilia gave Elliot various reminders and advice.

Unlike his time abroad, he was particularly understanding today, not throwing a tantrum and forbidding her from leaving.

When the time came for Cecilia to return to Tudela, Elliot had put up a fuss, refusing to let her leave. He only relented after much coaxing.

Cecilia always felt that his younger son was no different from ordinary children. Only Jonathan’s intelligence was slightly higher.

During the ride back, Cecilia’s heartache was palpable. She fixated on the rearview mirror, only averting her gaze when the manor had vanished from sight.

Nathaniel sat beside her, initially intending to talk about her birthday, but in the end, he didn’t say a word.

“What would you like to eat later?”

“Anything is fine.”

Cecilia didn’t have much of an appetite.

“All right.”

Nathaniel had the driver drive them to the private restaurant he often frequented.

Throughout the meal, Cecilia hardly ate anything.

Nathaniel had no idea how to celebrate someone’s birthday.

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Chapter 166 Threading On Thin Ice

On the way back, he had someone deliver a cake.

Upon arriving at Daltonia Villa, Cecilia spotted the cake on the dining table.

She was somewhat taken aback.

Nathaniel didn’t utter a word and headed straight to the study.

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At that moment. Cecilia retrieved her phone and discovered a flurry of missed calls from Calvin and Vivian. Her phone had been on silent, leaving her unaware of their attempts to reach her.

Worried that the two of them might be anxious, Cecilia first returned a call to Vivian.

“Finally, you answered your phone. What happened yesterday? Why did you leave? Are you okay

now?”

“Something came up last night, so I had to leave early. My phone was on silent, so I didn’t hear any calls.”

Vivian let out a sigh of relief. “I’m glad you’re all right.”

“Mm.”

After chatting with Vivian for a while, Cecilia called Calvin.

She informed him about the events that had transpired that day.

Calvin replied, “Tell me where Eli is. I’ll have someone bring him out.”

“The security there is pretty tight. It’s not easy to get him out. Also, I’m not pregnant yet. If I take Eli away now, I’m afraid Nathaniel will become even more cautious.”

“All right, once you’ve succeeded, we’ll figure out a way to get Eli out of there.”

Calvin wasn’t sure how long he could stay here.

He had returned under the pretense of managing a domestic project. Once the project was completed, it would be time for him to leave again.

“Okay.”

Cecilia hung up the phone.

She stood on the balcony, taking a deep breath before preparing to wash up and rest.

When she turned around, she saw Nathaniel looking at her with a gaze that seemed to hold profound meaning.

She quickly put away her phone, uncertain if he had heard what she had said.

“Is there something you need?”

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Chapter 166 Threading On Thin Ice

Nathaniel had caught only the word “Okay,” missing whatever she had said before that.

He walked in. “Were you on the phone with Calvin?”

Cecilia didn’t deny it.

“Yeah.”

“Do you know why Calvin came back this time?” Nathaniel suddenly asked.

Cecilia looked at him in confusion. “Why?”

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“He’s treading on thin ice right now. If I were to terminate all his projects, do you think he’d still be alive if he returned?”