When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 396

Chapter 396 Stood Up For Her
Adrian saw Nathaniel sitting alone to the side and remained relentlessly persistent.

He could still remember how Nathaniel once carried himself with an air of invincibility before his troubles began.

Glancing over at Nicholas and noticing that he made no move to intervene on Nathaniel's behalf, Adrian boldly approached with a glass of wine in hand.

“Nathaniel, if you drink the wine from my hand and apologize to me now, I'll let bygones be bygones.” Adrian swirled the red wine in his hand, spat into it, and then offered it up.

Nathaniel didn't even lift his head to acknowledge him.

When Adrian realized he was being completely ignored, he was instantly infuriated. Leaning down, he lowered his voice and sneered, “Do you still see yourself as the old Nathaniel? Crushing you now is as easy as squashing an ant. You’d better learn your place.”

Others around cast glances their way, but none dared to step forward and offer help.

Nathaniel's hand gradually tightened, clenching into a fist. He was just about to swing it toward Adrian, when suddenly, a familiar voice echoed.

“Nathaniel, why are you here alone? Why didn't you wait for me?”

It was Cecilia.

Cecilia had just arrived when she saw Nathaniel sitting quietly in the corner, being bullied by others.

She remembered how Nathaniel had once helped her in the past. Now, he was suffering from amnesia and blindness and was still the father of her two children. She couldn’t just stand by and watch him be taken advantage of.

When Nathaniel heard Cecilia’s voice, he immediately unclenched his fists, stood up, and put on a pitiful facade as he walked toward her, saying, “Ceci, I thought you wouldn’t come.”

Cecilia's sudden arrival caught everyone's attention. Even Nicholas, who had been quietly sipping his coffee at the head of the table, shifted his gaze toward them.

He swallowed hard, suddenly feeling as if the coffee in his hand had grown warmer.

Cecilia approached Nathaniel, naturally taking his hand in hers. She then turned to Adrian, her eyes locking onto his slightly mischievous expression. “Adrian, Nathaniel hasn’t fully recovered yet, so he shouldn’t be drinking. Why don’t you have it instead?”

She had seen Adrian spit into his drink.

The Rainsworth family was truly an eye-opener for her. Bullying a blind person—was this what they called high society?

Adrian hadn’t expected Cecilia to actually show up. Seeing her now, dressed in such splendid attire, she was a far cry from the ugly duckling she used to be.