When Her Death Couldn't Break Him novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479 Always By Your Side
Nicholas reached out, ready to brush off the accumulated snow on Cecilia's body.

Instinctively, she avoided him. “Nicholas, how come you're here?”

The polite greeting left Nicholas' hand frozen in mid-air, only retracting after a considerable delay.

“I saw the news report, and that's how I found out something happened to Martha. You once mentioned that she's as important to you as your own mother. I knew you'd be devastated by her passing, so I came to check on you.”

Having said that, he turned to Martha's tombstone and paid his respects.

Cecilia hadn't expected him to remember their childhood so vividly. She forced a smile and said, “Thank you. I'm fine.”

Nicholas looked at her face, frozen to a purplish hue, her eyes rimmed red. How can she still pretend like nothing's wrong?

“You don't have to be so strong in front of me. I've told you before, I'll always be by your side.”

Cecilia merely gave a slight nod, unsure of how to respond to him.

After a prolonged silence, she said, “I'm heading home.”

“I'll take you there,” replied Nicholas immediately.

“No need. My car is parked nearby,” Cecilia responded.

“How could you possibly drive in your current state?” Nicholas' voice was filled with concern. “Let's go.”

Cecilia didn't feel right to refuse any longer.

Nicholas considerately handed her a small towel. “Brush off the snow on you, or else you might catch a cold later.”

“Thank you.”

She took the towel, dusted off the accumulated snow on her body, and then got into the car.

Nicholas was seated in the driver's seat, turning on the car's heater. He also played the song that Cecilia had loved so much when she was a child.

She was taken aback. “I almost forgot about this song.”

“I listened to it quite often while I was undergoing treatment abroad,” said Nicholas.

Hearing this, Cecilia couldn't help but feel guilty. “How have you been all these years while you're abroad?”

Finally hearing her ask about him, Nicholas softly answered, “I'm all right. It's just that I've been sleeping more than I've been awake.”

He was just about to start the car when a Bentley pulled up, and two figures, one big and one small, got out of it.