SWNOVELS Chapter 1170
Chapter 1170 A Straightforward Man
“Could you not act like this in the future?” Cecilia’s face flushed crimson as she quickly rose from the bed, her back turned to Nathaniel. She then made her way to the walk–in closet to change her clothes.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror, noticing the red marks on her neck. This Nathaniel…
some inexplicable reason, her heart raced. Unconsciously, scenes from her dreams started flashing through her mind.
Nathaniel sat quietly outside. In his eyes, Cecilia looked quite upset.
His gaze deepened, steadily fixed on the position of the loakroom.
Cecilia stepped out, letting her long hair down, which concealed those red marks.
The weather was getting warmer, and she couldn’t wear too much. Being pregnant and wearing too much would only make. her uncomfortable.
“I’m leaving. Eli must be terribly upset now,” she uttered with a hint of aloofness.
Upon seeing the situation, Nathaniel immediately grabbed her hand. “Are you upset?”
He found himself increasingly unable to decipher Cecilia’s thoughts. He couldn’t comprehend why she was upset and was even more clueless about who held a more significant place in her heart between him and Nicholas.
Pretending to be upset, Cecilia said, “Of course. We agreed that I would return in the middle of the night. Don’t do this again in the future”
She pulled her hand away from Nathaniel and quickly made her exit.
For reasons unknown to her, spending too much time with Nathaniel always left her feeling breathless.
She never imagined that her consistent display of shyness would lead Nathaniel, a straightforward man, to think that she didn’t like him.
After Cecilia left the housekeeper noticed Nathaniel sitting by the window, lost in his thoughts once again.
They brought Nathaniel breakfast, but he didn’t eat it. Mr. Nathaniel spends his days on the balcony, lost in thought. What are we to do? Ite’s even skipping breakfast now. Who has upset him?
No one could answer their questions.
After returning, Cecilia found that Elliot had already had his breakfast, his face full of smiles.
“Mommy, you’re back.”
Initially, Cecilia thought that not returning all night would surely anger Eli, but to her surprise, Eli didn’t even question her.
“Yes, I’m back. I was busy last night,” Cecilia said.
“Oh! Let’s go play with Dylan,” Elliot uttered.
Cecilia was a bit puzzled. In her understanding, if she hadn’t informed Elliot in advance that she wouldn’t be home for the night and only returned the next day, Elliot would definitely be upset.
She still remembered that, when both Elliot and Jonathan were just over a year old, she worked away from home and was on business trip for a week.
When she returned, Jonathan still interacted with her.
However, Elliot remained tight–lipped, refusing to even glance at her. He was too upset to allow her to hold him.
In the end, it was only through her soothing words and comforting embrace that Elliot finally stopped being angry. Yet, at that time, he couldn’t help but cry uncontrollably.
“All right.”
Cecilia felt somewhat uneasy about Elliot, fearing that he was merely feigning tolerance while nursing a broken heart.
On their way to find Dylan, she couldn’t help but apologize, saying, “Eli, if you’re upset with me, please tell me.”
“I should’ve informed you about not coming home last night.” Cecilia was afraid that this child might develop an issue because of that incident.
After hearing that, Elliot looked at Cecilia with widened eyes. “Mommy, I’m not mad. How could I be upset when you were accompanying Daddy and didn’t come back last night?”
“Daddy is like a child now. He also needs someone to accompany him.” Elliot said with a particular understandi
Actually, it was because of Nathaniel’s phone call the day before.
Cecilia studied him carefully, making sure he wasn’t actually upset before she truly felt at ease.
“Sweetie, thank you for being understanding”
She then embraced Elliot.
Elliot’s mood brightened even more when Cecilia held him in her arms.