When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 716

Chapter 716 Covered In Injuries
After a long pause, Cecilia finally said, “Well, you were the one at fault from the start. You were the one who hurt someone first.”

Nathaniel was nearly driven to his wit's end by her. <i>Even a dog knows to stand by its master regardless of right or wrong, yet she, my wife, is taking the side of outsiders.</i>

Nathaniel fell silent, a sense of urgency emanating from Mason outside. Calvin's subordinates had mentioned they would enter at any moment, and when that happened, the situation would become hard to control.

The other end of the phone was as silent as death. Cecilia thought he had hung up in anger. She only realized the call was still on when she looked at her phone again.

“Nathaniel, are you still there?” she asked.

“I'm still alive.”

“Could you possibly let Yannick go?” Cecilia asked, her voice filled with unease.

Nathaniel was not angry. Instead, he questioned her, “Why? Didn't you hear what he just said? As long as he's alive, he will be after my life. Do you wish me dead so that you can easily find someone else?”

Cecilia couldn't be bothered to entertain his nonsense and explained, “You've captured Yannick now, and we don't even know if he'll survive. Of course, he has to say all the harsh words he intends to. Otherwise, wouldn't his death be pathetic?”

As she spoke, she was simultaneously researching Yannick, only to discover that Yannick was indeed the most valued descendant of the Hayes family.

“Besides, it's better to resolve conflicts than create them, isn't it? Didn't you just start a new company? The Hayes family is highly influential inland. If you were to harm their prized heir, what would you do if they decided to retaliate against you?” Cecilia added.

In fact, Mason had also said those words to Nathaniel.

Mason said it wasn't the right time to cause someone's death.

Nathaniel didn't listen to Mason. Instead, he asked Mason to bring Calvin over, aiming to take them both down, eradicating the source of trouble.

At that moment, however, upon hearing Cecilia's words, the usually ruthless and defiant Nathaniel truly took them to heart.

“Is that all?”

Cecilia knew that, for the most part, Nathaniel was amenable to coaxing but not coercion. Guided by the principle of not escalating the situation, she softened her tone in her speech when she said, “Also, I'm worried something might happen to you. Can we stop making enemies, please? If you won't think about yourself, at least consider me and the children, don't you think? This time, you've endangered Yannick's life. Next time, it could be me and our children whose lives are at stake because of the Hayes family. It doesn't matter if I die, but if anything happens to our children...”