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Chapter 118
Chapter 118 His Gifts
Cecilia had a meal at Vivian’s house, and we spent a long time chatting. As the hour grew late, she decided to take a ride back to Daltonia Villa.
She was worried that Jonathan might overthink things, so she asked Vivian not to mention anything about Elliot or the fact that she was currently living at Daltonia Villa.
In truth, Jonathan had noticed early on that something was off with his mother today. However, being considerate, he chose not to pry. Instead, he planned to subtly coax information out of Vivian in private.
At Daltonia Villa, Nathaniel returned from the company at five in the afternoon. He was seated on the living room couch, an exquisite gift box placed on the coffee table in front of him.
Ding!
The Epean–style wall clock showed the hour hand resting on the 10.
It’s already ten o’clock, yet Cecilia hasn’t returned?
Nathaniel had never waited this long for anyone before. He tugged at his tie in irritation, a slight frown creasing his handsome brows. He took the gift box in his slender hand, repeatedly examining it to ensure that the contents would please her, before finally closing it again.
Another half hour passed, and Nathaniel’s irritation only intensified. He rose, reaching for the items on the table, prepared to personally bring Cecilia back.
At that moment, the sound of the door opening echoed from the entrance. Nathaniel looked over, his gaze meeting Cecilia, who was walking in, clad in a long dress the color of begonia. flowers and wearing high heels. As their eyes locked, for a moment, neither of them spoke.
Coming back to her senses, Cecilia asked, “You’re still awake?”
Not only was he awake, but he also hadn’t eaten. At this moment, Nathaniel’s mind was in a complete mess. “Where have you been? Why are you just getting back now?” he asked.
“Oh, I went to my best friend’s place for dinner.” Cecilia, having swapped her shoes for a pair of slippers, walked in. She then moved past Nathaniel, heading upstairs to her room. She found it odd.
Hasn’t he always had someone tailing me? Why is he asking now?
Nathaniel couldn’t hold back any longer. His towering figure blocked her path. “Aren’t you going to ask me where I went today? What I did?”
“What else could you be doing? Weren’t you at work?” In the past, Nathaniel spent all his weekends working; she didn’t even need to ask. Cecilia was somewhat puzzled, wondering what had gotten into him.
Facing her clear gaze, Nathaniel found himself unable to muster any anger, no matter how hard
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he tried. He approached Cecilia, extending the gift box toward her. “It’s a gift from a client at the company.
past, whenever Cecilia stared at the gift in his hand for quite some time but didn’t take it. In the Nathaniel made a mistake, he would casually give her gifts that were originally presented to his company by clients.
On one occasion, she was pushed into the pool by some of Zachary’s people. She nearly drowned, her eardrums painfully swollen, almost causing her to go deaf. In the end, he casually gifted her a necklace and said, “Avoid those places in the future, and you’ll stay out of trouble.”
Back then, it was the first time Cecilia had received a gift from Nathaniel. She had been overjoyed for a long, long time.
In the past, whenever she was hurt, regardless of the circumstances, he would always try to appease her with gifts. And right in front of him, his friend had remarked, “A woman like her, at few lavish gifts would keep her happy for quite some time. She’s no different from her mother, both greedy for wealth.”
Upon hearing this, she had wept asContent from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
he returned all the gifts Nathaniel had given her in the past, right in front of him. That day, Nathaniel was extremely upset as he gripped her hand tightly. “What on earth are you playing at! If you don’t want it, there won’t be any in the future!”
After that, Nathaniel truly stopped even pretending to keep up appearances. Regardless of whether she was hurt or insulted, he never offered a word of comfort, nor did he give any more gifts.
Recently, her interactions with Nathaniel had caused a rush of past memories to flood back,
attempts, she found it impossible to forget.
overwhelming her. Despite her
Cecilia snapped back to reality. “I don’t want it.”