When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 456 He Can Never Forgive Him

A significant part of Elliot’s temperament mirrored his mother, Cecilia. Martha had long been anxious that Nathaniel might not treat him kindly, so she couldn’t help but offer him a word of caution.

“Don’t worry,” Nathaniel reassured her calmly. I won’t give a kid a hard time.

Later, as Elliot stood under the shower, lost in thought, his mind was consumed with figuring out how to keep his mom away from his sc*mbag daddy. Determined to act, he made up his mind to take the initiative.

That night, when it was time for bed, Elliot clutched Cecilia’s hand tightly. “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?”

Cecilia, surprised by the request from her son, who had once been shy about even taking a bath with her around, instantly agreed. “Of course,” she said without hesitation.

Elliot’s face lit up with joy as his wish was granted, and he cozied up in bed next to her. When the lights went out, he wrapped his little arms around Cecilia and asked, “Mommy, where’s Mr. Reese?”

Cecilia paused for a moment. Ever since they had dinner together some time ago, Calvin hadn’t shown up or even called. “I’m not sure, Eli. Maybe he’s busy with work,” she replied, trying to brush off her own curiosity.

Elliot, however, wasn’t convinced. Calvin had always made time for them, no matter how swamped he was with work. What changed recently? Is something wrong?

“Mommy, I really miss Mr. Reese. Can you call him for me?”

Cecilia realized that it had been quite a while since she last reached out to Calvin. She, too, wondered how he was doing, so she picked up her phone and dialed his number.

In a hospital far away in Erihal, the ringing of Calvin’s phone echoed through the room. His friend, Yannick, picked up the phone and furrowed his brows when he saw the name on the screen.

“Calvin’s been in trouble for ages, and you’re just now calling? You’ve got some nerve,” Yannick said to himself, eyeing Calvin, who lay battered and bruised in a hospital bed, surrounded by medical equipment. Without a second thought, he ended the call and blocked Cecilia’s number.NôvelDrama.Org content.

“Calvin, I’ve got to say it–you deserve someone better. You shouldn’t be tangled up with a married woman,” Yannick said aloud, as he placed Calvin’s phone back on the bedside table.

Meanwhile, Cecilia tried calling Calvin again, only to hear the busy tone. She sighed and put her phone down, assuming he must be occupied. “He’ll call back once he sees the missed calls,” Cecilia said softly, hoping to reassure Elliot.

But Elliot wasn’t buving it. Calvin had never ignored a call from his mother before. What on earth happened?

However, he didn’t let himself linger on the thought too long, as there was another issue pressing on his mind–his mother’s relationship with his sc*mbag daddy.

“Mommy,” he finally spoke up, “I really like Mr. Reese. I’ve even told Mr. Rainsworth that Mr. Reese is my real dad. Can you think about being with him?”

Cecilia was taken aback. “What?”

Elliot persisted, “I don’t like Mr. Rainsworth, Mommy. I like Mr. Reese. Would you marry him. and let him be my dad?”

Cecilia hugged him gently and responded, “Sweetie, you’re too young to understand. Marriage isn’t just about one person’s feelings. Both people have to like each other.”

Elliot was quick to reply, “So, do you like Mr. Rainsworth or Mr. Reese?” His eyes stared intently at his mother.

Cecilia chuckled softly, trying to ease the tension. “I don’t like either of them in that way. Mommy only likes Eli and Jonathan,” she said, playfully dodging the question.

But Elliot wasn’t convinced. He knew his mother was just humoring him, and so he kept hist thoughts to himself, already forming a new plan.

Out of the blue, Cecilia asked, “Eli, do you not like Mr. Rainsworth?” She had seen them together earlier that day, strolling around, and thought they had been getting along.

Elliot immediately shook his head. “No, Mommy. I don’t like him at all. Please don’t ever be with him.”

Even though Nathaniel wasn’t entirely horrible, the fact remained that he had abandoned them and their mom. Worse still, he had teamed up with a bad woman to harm their mother, nearly causing her death. The hurt still ran deep, and Elliot couldn’t forgive his father for that.