When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 449 Not Happy

Feigning ignorance of Cecilia’s presence, Nathaniel strode in quickly and set down the gift bag he was carrying.

Cecilia asked in confusion, “What are you doing with my stuff?”

She descended the stairs and stole a glance at the inside of the bag. The box was still there.

“Have you looked at it?” Cecilia asked again.

Nathaniel stood still. “No, I can’t see.

However, Cecilia didn’t believe him. He had clearly picked the gift up and taken it outside. Perhaps, he had already asked someone to help him take a look.

“Do you want to know what’s inside?” Cecilia asked him deliberately.

Nathaniel’s handsome eyebrows slightly raised. “No.”

Cecilia didn’t show any signs of anger either. After sitting down, she opened the box.

“The gift your brother gave me is quite valuable. It is a gold pendant. Is it okay if I keep it?”This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Nathaniel listened in silence as she deliberately deceived him. However, he couldn’t expose her lies.

He thought it was pointless to be jealous over the things she did when she was young, but he couldn’t help expressing his displeasure. “Hmm.”

Cecilia could tell that he knew what was inside immediately.

Since he snuck a peek at her belongings and refused to admit it, she didn’t discard it in front of him. Instead, she intentionally brought it back to her room.

Nathaniel remained in the living room alone, his complexion worsened.

After Cecilia descended the stairs, he sat on the sofa in silence.

Cecilia purposefully ignored him as she peeled an apple for herself to eat.

“Do you want one?”

“No.”

Seeing his rather haughty demeanor, Cecilia didn’t bother to explain herself. “It’s getting late. I’m going to sleep.”

With that, she got up to leave. But before she could even take two steps, Nathaniel raised his hand and pulled her into his embrace with one swift motion.

Since Cecilia couldn’t react in time, she found herself leaning into his embrace. Her rosy lips unintentionally left a mark on his neck, and her hands accidentally braced against his thighs.

Nathaniel paused to take a breath, his voice sounding somewhat hoarse as he spoke. “Ceci, can we sleep together tonight?”

The tips of Cecilia’s ears turned red, and her heart began to race.

“No.”

She wanted to get up, but her hand accidentally brushed against Nathaniel’s leg, causing her to instinctively recoil.

Nathaniel let out a dull grunt and swiftly seized her small hand.

“I promise I won’t touch you. We’ll just sleep while holding each other.”

Cecilia wasn’t some naive young girl. There was no way he could deceive her. “No way, you need to let go of me now.”

Nathaniel had already endured her keeping the token of love from her past relationship with Nicholas. He couldn’t continue indulging her any longer. He picked her

Suspended in mid–air, Cecilia hastily clutched onto Nathaniel’s clothes.

“What are you doing? Put me down quickly.”

up abruptly.

Nathaniel could feel her faint breaths brushing against his face. His throat began to tighten. “Don’t move, or you’ll fall.”

Cecilia dared not move again. Nathaniel was indeed too tall. As they approached the staircase, she felt as if she was suspended in mid–air.

She quickly averted her gaze and remained still.

Nathaniel carried her back to the room and closed the door behind him with a swift motion.

He took a few steps to reach the bedside. After gently placing Cecilia down, he went on top of her.

Cecilia quickly turned, attempting to dodge him, but he caught her with one hand and pulled her back. “Nathaniel!”

She truly couldn’t comprehend how she was still unable to outdo someone that couldn’t even see.

Just as she was about to sink her teeth into Nathaniel’s hand, Nathaniel lowered his voice and said, “Ceci, what should I do with you?”

Cecilia paused for a moment, then heard him continue softly, “I’m not happy.”

As he spoke, he held her even tighter.