When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 1631

Chapter 1631 Anything More Than Friendship
“And?” Cecilia asked.

“I took that picture by chance when I was young. I thought it looked good, so I kept it.” Nathaniel paused for a moment, then continued, “It wasn't until one day, when I was observing your profile, that I realized it was you from your younger days.”

Cecilia was somewhat incredulous. “Really?”

“Yeah.”

When Nathaniel discovered this, he was abroad, under a sky filled with cherry blossoms.

However, he didn't tell Cecilia that day.

Cecilia thought it was romantic.

“What a coincidence,” she murmured.

Nathaniel also found it incredibly coincidental. He had kept that picture for a long time, never realizing that the person in the picture was the very same person beside him now.

Perhaps he had fallen in love with Cecilia at first sight.

As they chatted, they were no longer as awkward as before.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Nathaniel asked, “What happened during the year you spent abroad? What did you do every day?”

During the year that Cecilia was gone, not a moment went by that he didn't find himself thinking about her.

He wondered where she was and what she might be doing at that very moment.

Cecilia pondered for a while and replied, “While I was abroad with Nicholas, apart from undergoing hypnotherapy, I mostly stayed alone in the mansion. Over there, I was a stranger in a strange land, always alone when I stepped out.”

Nathaniel fell into a deeper silence, berating himself for his inability to protect her.

“I'm sorry.”

Cecilia shook her head. “There's no need to apologize. It's not like I've suffered any harm.”

Even though Nicholas had done some pretty questionable things, he had always respected her wishes and met her various needs.

The two of them were deep in conversation, and before they knew it, they were almost there.