When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 707

Chapter 707 More Important
Cecilia was not deeply asleep, and her breath hitched slightly when she was kissed like that. Just like that, she was awake.

Her eyelids were fighting to stay open. She raised her hand and lightly tapped Nathaniel. “What are you doing?”

Nathaniel's chest burned when she did that. His voice was hoarse when he asked, “When do you plan on coming back?”

Cecilia was half-asleep, her mind not yet fully awake. In a daze, she responded, “I don't know. I have no idea how severe his injuries are. If they are too serious, I'll surely need to stay for a longer period of time.”

Nathaniel's brows furrowed, his eyes growing a touch colder. “Is he that important to you?”

Cecilia was tired, thinking how boring it was for him to ask such things at a time like this. “Of course. We grew up together since childhood. Six years ago, had it not been for him, I would have died. He and Martha saved my life. If anything happens to him, I'll definitely hold you...”

The words that were to follow, Cecilia chose not to continue.

Nathaniel's heart clenched tightly. “What do you expect me to do? Sacrifice my life for him?”

“Taking a life always requires paying with one's own,” Cecilia murmured.

Nathaniel broke his silence. “If both he and I were injured, who would you save first?”

After he asked a few questions, Cecilia was fully awake. Glancing at the wall clock, she saw it was already eleven o'clock. “Are you not bored?”

“Answer me. Who would you save first?”

Cecilia had never imagined that Nathaniel, who had always prioritized his career, would ever ask such an odd question.

Without holding anything back, she said, “I don't want to lie to you. I would choose to save Calvin.”

Had it been in the past, she would have undoubtedly chosen Nathaniel.

At that moment, however, in her heart, Calvin, Martha, Vivian, and the two children were all more important than Nathaniel.

The news hit Nathaniel like a ton of bricks, leaving him stunned for quite some time.

Cecilia tidied up the quilt and slipped back into bed for a while. “Don't overthink it. I only regard Calvin as a brother. There won't be any feelings beyond familial love and friendship between us. We have two children together, and I'm even carrying our child now. As long as you don't mess things up, I won't betray you.”

After hearing what was said, Nathaniel managed to suppress the surge of emotions welling up within him, his expression unchanged.

“Come over.”

Cecilia was confused, moving forward slightly. “What are you doing?”