When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him Novel
Chapter 98

Chapter 98 Exceptionally Exhausted

In the end, Cecilia had no choice but to give up for the time being

Perhaps due to the prolonged struggle, she was exceptionally exhausted and eventually succumbed to sleep.

The following day, sunlight landed on their faces.

How unusual. I’ve never slept so well before. Nathaniel opened his eyes, looking down at Cecilia, who was curled up in his arms. His gaze, usually cold, softened remarkably at that moment.

The air conditioning was turned on inside the room. Seeing her shiver, Nathaniel quietly reached out to fetch a jacket to drape over her.

At that moment, Cecilia opened her eyes.

Upon seeing Nathaniel’s gentle eyes, she blurted out, “Nathaniel.”

Nathaniel was taken aback.

Regaining her senses, Cecilia suddenly tumbled out of his arms, falling heavily onto the ground.

She winced in pain, drawing in a sharp breath.

Nathaniel watched her panic, swiftly pulling her up. “What did you just call me?”

“What?” Cecilia decided to play dumb/

Seeing her like that, Nathaniel chose not to question further.

He stood up, his words laced with sarcasm. “Ms. Smith, you really do have a knack for forgetting, don’t you?”

Unlike the gentle gaze he had when he first woke up, his eyes held nothing but indifference at that moment, and his expression was even colder.

Cecilia realized she had misjudged the situation as a hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

Ever since she started attending university, Nathaniel’s demeanor drastically changed when he joined Rainsworth Group. He became particularly indifferent.

He no longer possessed the gentleness he once had and became aloof. Moreover, he certainly wouldn’t go out of his way in the middle of the night to replace her if she were bullied.

At first, Cecilia thought that his increasing temper was due to the excessive workload and tremendous pressure from his job.

However, later, she realized that his temper had always been like that. It was just that she hadn’t truly understood him when they were younger.

In the end, Cecilia had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Perhaps due to the prolonged struggle, she was exceptionally exhausted and eventually succumbed to sleep.

The following day, sunlight landed on their faces.

How unusual. I’ve never slept so well before. Nathaniel opened his eyes, looking down at Cecilia, who was curled up in his arms. His gaze, usually cold, softened remarkably at that moment.

The air conditioning was turned on inside the room. Seeing her shiver, Nathaniel quietly reached out to fetch a jacket to drape over her.

At that moment, Cecilia opened her eyes.

Upon seeing Nathaniel’s gentle eyes, she blurted out, “Nathaniel.”

Nathaniel was taken aback..

Regaining her senses, Cecilia suddenly tumbled out of his arms, falling heavily onto the ground.

She winced in pain, drawing in a sharp breath.

What Aid:

Nathaniel watched her panic, swiftly pulling her up. just call me?”

“What?” Cecilia decided to play dumb/

Seeing her like that, Nathaniel chose not to question further.

He stood up, his words laced with sarcasm. “Ms. Smith, you really do have a knack for forgetting. don’t you?”

Unlike the gentle gaze he had when he first woke up, his eyes held nothing but indifference at that moment, and his expression was even colder.

Cecilia realized she had misjudged the situation as a hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

Ever since she started attending university, Nathaniel’s demeanor drastically changed when he joined Rainsworth Group. He became particularly indifferent.

He no longer possessed the gentleness he once had and became aloof. Moreover, he certainly wouldn’t go out of his way in the middle of the night to replace her if she were bullied.

At first, Cecilia thought that his increasing temper was due to the excessive workload and tremendous pressure from his job..

However, later, she realized that his temper had always been like that. It was just that she hadn’t truly understood him when they were younger.

“Mr. Rainsworth, I treated you to dinner yesterday, so I won’t be escorting you home today,” said Cecilia.

She was essentially driving Nathaniel away in a roundabout way.

Nathaniel was not without a temper. “Are you sure you want me to leave?”

Cecilia remained silent.

Nathaniel’s countenance turned icy. “I’m asking you a question!”

For reasons unknown, he found himself particularly annoyed when Cecilia ignored him.

Seeing that he was upset, Cecilia spoke again. “That’s not what I meant. I just think that it’s about time for you to be at work. I won’t be going to the office today.”

Her forced justification only served to make Nathaniel even more upset.

After he left, he sat in the car, unable to replace peace for a long time.

From his perspective, Cecilia seemed to have turned into a completely different person. She was no longer the woman who couldn’t bear to see him upset, who treated him with such caution.

Nathaniel opened the compartment in his car, intending to grab a cigarette. However, as he reached inside, he found it was completely empty..

The cigarettes he had others prepared for him beforehand had all been used up.

Ever since Cecilia vanished, he developed that bad habit and also insomnia.

Over the past five years, he often didn’t sleep until around three or four in the morning, and sometimes he even had to rely on medication.

As he consumed more and more, his body developed a resistance, necessitating increased doses. Yet, his sleep quality continued to decline.

That was also why, last night, he wasn’t affected that much by the sleeping drug.

The doctor informed him that his condition might be due to excessive mental stress and that he needed to take some time to relax and rest.

However, he simply couldn’t rest. The moment he did, his mind would be filled with Cecilia’s nonsense words.

After sitting alone in the car for what felt like an eternity, he finally started the engine and drove. off.

Meanwhile, Vivian had arranged to meet with Cecilia.

She handed over all the organized documents related to the lawsuit against Stella for Cecilia to review.

As Cecilia leafed through page after page, she noticed each piece of evidence was compellingly substantial.

Surprisingly, there was evidence that internal management stall from Central Media were helping Stella. The evidence included chat logs and recordings of them either purchasing or pirating other people’s works.

“Who gave you these things?” asked Cecilia.

“Jon gave it to me, claiming that Mr. Reese had instructed him to do so,” responded Vivian.

Cecilia felt a bit guilty..

For so many years, it was always Calvin who helped her deal with troubles.

The debt she owed him continued to grow.

“Stella has grown powerful and influential. It won’t be easy to bring her down. However, I’m sure you can retrieve your work,” Vivian said.