When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 386

Chapter 386 Elliot Returns
Cecilia choked upon hearing the comment.

With the multitude of relatives Nathaniel has—parents, siblings, cousins—how could he possibly be an orphan?

However, to deceive the child, she could only play along. “Yes, indeed. That's why he is so pitiful, and I have no choice but to adopt him for the time being. Also, he's a bit of an oddball. He might say a bunch of strange things. You mustn't believe him, okay, Eli?” Cecilia continued to mentally prepare her son.

Elliot was an exceptional actor, his large eyes seemingly filled with trust for his mother. He nodded repeatedly, “Yeah, don't worry, Mommy. I won't believe him.”

When Cecilia met his innocent gaze, she felt a pang of guilt, knowing that she shouldn't be deceiving him.

However, she was left with no choice.

In her mind, Elliot had taken over her, always behaving like an ordinary child.

Jonathan, on the other hand, had taken over Nathaniel. When it came comparing memory or intelligence, he would put adults to shame.

Jon knows that Nathaniel is his father, but Eli is still unaware.

Cecilia had decided to wait until Elliot was a bit older before revealing the truth to him.

With that, they journeyed back home.

Elliot was indeed the life of the party. As soon as he returned home, he would cheerfully call out to his brother, grandmother, and Nathaniel incessantly.

When he saw Nathaniel, he greeted him politely, “Mr. Rainsworth, it's been a while. I've missed you.”

Had it not been for Nathaniel regaining some of his memory, he would have truly been deceived by Elliot's innocent appearance.

“How much do you miss me?” Nathaniel asked.

Elliot choked up, then stammered, “I miss you as much as I feel the need to use the bathroom every day!”

In an instant, Nathaniel was reminded of the past, scene where he was drenched from head to toe by Elliot.

As Cecilia was about to start her meal, she found Elliot's words to be quite peculiar.

Jonathan, who had been typing away, stopped. He realized that besides Martha, there was another person who could challenge his sc*mbag daddy.