When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him Novel

Chapter 912 The Old Rules

A glint of frostiness flashed through Nicholas eyes, yet he remained silent. He nonchalantly responded with a few words before standing up.

“Mom, I’m full. I’m heading to the office now.”

“Do you have to go to the office today?” Elena asked.

“Yes. I wouldn’t be of much help at home anyway,” Nicholas said. Then, turning to Cassandra, he added, “You should stay home and help Mom with the party. Try not to show up in public if it’s not necessary.”

The sentence following that was a reminder of the incident a few days ago where Cassandra had falsely accused Cecilia of plagiarism online, only for her lies to be subsequently exposed.

Reluctantly, Cassandra held her tongue and said, “Fine.

The matter had blown up online, so she didn’t dare to express her anger toward Nicholas at that moment.

After Nicholas left, he took out his phone and noticed several missed calls.

It was the third son of the Murdock family, Francis.

Nicholas dialed back.

The call connected quickly on the other end. Francis‘ voice was trembling as he said, “Mr. Nicholas, what should we do? My brother has been taken away by Nathaniel’s men.”

Upon hearing this news, Nicholas was not surprised in the slightest.

“He brought this on himself.”

Nicholas knew his brother better than anyone else. Unless Nathaniel became a fool, no one could easily harm him.

Francis was now filled with regret. Why hadn’t he advised Ethan to stop?

“Sir, can you please save my brother? I’ve already lost my eldest brother, I can’t bear to lose him too!”

Francis had been hiding outside all this time, not daring to return to the Murdock family.

As Nicholas got into his car and gazed at the swiftly passing scenery outside, a cool indifference reflected in his eyes.

“I’m not some kind of saint, and besides, you’re well aware of how strained my relationship with Nathaniel is. Even if I intervene and ask him to let go of your brother, he won’t do that.”

This was a subtle rejection.

Francis knew that Nicholas wouldn’t save Ethan.

He glanced at Stella, who was equally anxious on the side, and found himself compelled to speak again.

“Can you promise to protect me? Everything I did this time was all under Ethan’s orders. I never intended

At this point, all Francis could do was to lay all the blame on Ethan in order to save himself.

Nicholas caught a crucial information in Francis‘ words, “Did you say he kidnapped Cecilia?”

“Yes, Ethan said that Cecilia is carrying Nathaniel’s child. Now, this is Nathaniel’s only vulnerability.”

Nicholas gripped his phone tightly. “How is Cecilia now?”

“I suppose she’s fine, but I’m not entirely sure. I didn’t partake in hurting Nathaniel, so I don’t really know.”

He kept distancing himself from the matter.

Nicholas couldn’t be bothered to ask more questions. Instead, he said to Francis, “I can spare your life, but what can you offer me in return?”

Immediately, Francis pledged his loyalty.

“As long as you save me, I promise to follow your every word from now on. I’ll even hand over my entire company to you.”

Francis was nothing more than a rich and spoiled brat. Aside from his way with women, he was incompetent.

However, Nicholas had a fondness for these seemingly useless individuals as they were easier to control

“All right.”

He ended the call, then turned to his subordinates and said, “Check on how Nathaniel is doing right now, and see if his wife, Cecilia, has run into any trouble.”

Inside the hospital, Nathaniel was lying on the bed as Mason reported to him about Ethan’s situation.

“He has already been locked up. No one knows why he’s suddenly gone mad now.”

Nathaniel refused to believe that he had really gone mad.

However, he didn’t utter any harsh words because Cecilia was by his side. He simply told Mason, “Proceed according to our old rules.”

“Okay.”

After Mason left, Cecilia asked curiously, “What are the old rules?”