When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him Novel

Chapter 718 Martha Is Dead

When Cecilia woke from her slumber, the world outside was bathed in bright daylight.

She picked up her phone and glanced at the screen, realizing it was already twelve noon.

Just as she was about to get up, she noticed a message from Nathaniel that read: When are you going back?

Cecilia was still uncertain, so she didn’t reply to him.

She stepped out of her bedroom and ventured outside, where a housekeeper promptly approached her and said, “Miss, your toiletries have been prepared for you. Please, this way.”

Since they were unsure of Cecilia’s status, the housekeepers had no choice but to address her that way.

Cecilia nodded at her. “Thank you.”

After she finished freshening up, the housekeeper led her to the dining room.

In the dining room, Calvin was seated off to the side, with Yannick directly across from him.

Yannick had improved significantly since the wee hours of the morning. At that moment, in clean clothes, with a healthier color returning to his face, he looked as if nothing had happened, engrossed in his meal.

Calvin hadn’t eaten. He was sitting on a leather chair, holding a document in his hands.

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from Cecilia’s direction, he put away the documents. Looking up at her, he said, “Come over here. It’s time to eat.”

“All right.”

Cecilia walked over, grinning and playfully said, “I initially came to take care of you, but now it seems you’re the one taking care of me.”

A softness filled Calvin’s features. “Does it really matter who takes care of whom?”

Yannick was seated across from them when he heard that. He was immediately choked by the soup he was sipping, causing him to cough heavily.

“I’ve had my fill. I’m off to rest now,” Yannick said. Calvin is not listening to my advice. He’s insisting on courting this married woman.

As a regular guy, Yannick really didn’t want to witness the interaction between the two.

Calvin watched Yannick’s retreating figure, turning to Cecilia to explain, “Don’t mind him. That’s just how he is.”

“Okay.”

Cecilia didn’t care about Yannick’s attitude at all. After all, she was friends with Calvin, not Yannick.

She was pregnant then, doing her best not to let others affect her. Accepting the meal served by the housekeeper, she bowed her head and began to eat earnestly.

Seeing how much Cecilia was enjoying her meal. Calvin, too, found himself eating quite a bit.

“For some reason, seeing you eat reminds me of our childhood,” he said with a smile.

Back when they were kids, there wasn’t much good food to go around. Each time Martha bought some tasty treats for Cecilia, Cecilia would secretly take some to share with Calvi,

“The past always holds a certain nostalgia, doesn’t it?”

“Is Martha doing well these days?” Calvin suddenly asked.

Cecilia’s hand tightened around her fork, her heart aching. She shook her head and said, “Martha has passed away.”

Shock was evident in Calvin’s eyes. “When did that happen?”

“About a month after you got injured and disappeared. Well, it’s a long story.”

The food in Cecilia’s mouth started to taste somewhat bitter at that moment..

Struggling, she forced herself to finish the last bit of her meal, managing to pull off a small smile. “It’s okay. It’s all in the past. Martha was always ill. Her early departure might have spared her some suffering.

Calvin knew that all her nonchalance was just an act.

He didn’t ask any more questions, instead shifting the conversation to the two children.

What he hadn’t anticipated was that so much had occurred around Cecilia while he was away.

“From now on, just stay in Erihal. I’ll bring Jon and Eli here, and we’ll live a peaceful life,” Calvin suddenly suggested.

Cecilia was taken aback, frozen for a moment. Regaining her composure, she said, “I still have unfinished business.”

“What business?

Cecilia succinctly relayed the matter of Paula to him.

That matter is straightforward. I’ll help you, and once it’s resolved, we’ll come back,” Calvin said.

Upon hearing these words, Cecilia simply shook her head. She didn’t want to lie, so she said truthfully. “I’m not sure if I’ll ever return here. By now, both kids know that Nathaniel is their father, and Eli seems to quite like him.