When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him Novel
Chapter 40

Chapter 40 A Swift Rejection

Zachary simply couldn’t describe his emotions. His mind was racing, and he was rapidly stringing together words in his mind to say to Cecelia,

Should I apologize first? Or should I ask her where she has been all these years? Or what else can I say?

However, before he could fully gather his thoughts, Cecelia brushed past him, never once sparing him a glance from start to finish.

Zachary was taken aback.

He turned around belatedly, only to replace that Cecelia had already gotten into her car. She softly informed the driver, “Let’s go.”

Watching the woman’s beautiful, serene side profile vanish from his sight, it took Zachary a while. to regain his composure. He picked up his phone, about to call Nathaniel with news of Cecelia’s return.

Yet, when he thought of Nathaniel’s actions toward Cecelia over the years, he held himself back.

He was a selfish man after all. After taking note of Cecelia’s license plate number, he sent someone to investigate her current address.

Meanwhile, Cecelia’s sleek black Bentley cruised smoothly along the road.

Cecelia gazed calmly out the window, her inner emotions remaining steady.

How odd How did Zachary appear at the western suburbs cemetery?

Past instances of Zachary’s bullying toward her were still vivid in her mind, prompting Cecelia to remove her hearing aid.

Originally, her ears merely had a mild hearing impairment. However, because of Zachary, her ears would occasionally suffer from uncomfortable ringing even now. Her ears would even bleed if she became too emotional.

It was impossible for Cecilia not to resent Zachary.

At times, Cecelia would regret her past decisions. She shouldn’t have saved Zachary in the first place. Had she not, she wouldn’t have had to endure the relentless torment of her hearing illness.

Still, she understood it was better to minimize complications. Right now, the most crucial thing. was to save Elliot.

So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, she decided to act as if she didn’t know Zachary.

After all, there was nothing Zachary wouldn’t do for Stella’s sake.

On her way home, Cecilia received a call from Central Media.

“Is this Ms. Cecille? We truly admire your work and have heard about your recent composition. We were wondering if you would consider selling the rights to us? Rest assured, we will ensure the compensation is worth your while.”

Central Media was the largest artist management company under Rainsworth Group’s umbrella.

Nowadays, 3 Stella was one of the biggest stars managed by Central Media.

In addition to running her own trading company, Cecelia also had a personal profession as a composer.

Her pen name was “Cecille“, which spurred others to address her as Ms. Cecille.

Before Cecilia’s return, to further her plans of approaching Nathaniel, she deliberately spread rumors about releasing a new song.

That was nothing but the truth. However, now that she had achieved her goal of approaching Nathaniel, there was no longer a need for her to continue selling her compositions.

“Sorry, I currently have no plans to collaborate,” replied Cecilia.

The agent on the phone hurriedly said, “Ms. Cecille, we will arrange for the famous Stella Ross from our company to perform your song. It will surely make your composition a sensation.”

Before the manager could finish pitching his case, a scoff interrupted him.

“Sorry, but if the singer were someone else, we might have a chance to continue this conversation.” Cecilia said before hanging up.

At the headquarters of Central Media, Stella’s agent stared at his phone for a long time before. snapping out of his daze.

He shook his head at Stella, who was waiting anxiously beside him. “She turned us down, Stella,” he explained.

Stella raised an eyebrow and asked. “Did you not tell her she could name her price?”

“I did, but she still rejected me.”

Cecille was quite renowned overseas. Any piece of music she composed was destined to be a hit.

Last year, her song Girl in the Alley was revamped into several versions, including Japrium, Keprarian, Hestryan, and Clusian. All versions remained wildly popular.

Stella’s entertainment career had recently hit a plateau. She was just one song short of making a comeback in the music industry.

“Does she know I’ll be the one singing it?” Stella asked again.

The agent nodded, carefully repeating to Stella everything that Cecelia conveyed earlier.

“Who does she think she is? She should feel lucky that I’m interested in her!” Stella snapped..

Her agent suggested. “Stella, isn’t Mr. Sinclair your friend? And Mr. Rainsworth as well. If they lend a hand, wouldn’t it be easy to secure a song?”

Zachary