When Her Death Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel) novel Chapter 603

Chapter 603 Blind Man And Deaf Woman
The weather had unexpectedly warmed, and sunlight streamed through the bedroom window in soft, golden specks. By the time Cecilia awoke, most of the snow outside had melted, leaving only faint traces behind.

She glanced at the clock—it was already nine in the morning. Today was the day she would visit the hospital to have her bandages removed.

Just as Cecilia was about to leave the house after getting everything ready for Elliot, he grabbed her hand, stopping her in her tracks. “Mommy, Mr. Rainsworth is really my daddy, isn't he?” he asked, his voice small but insistent.

Cecilia knew this moment would come eventually. With a deep breath, she nodded. “Yes.”

“Mommy, I have a daddy now. I'm not an unwanted child anymore, right?” Elliot's eyes sparkled with hope.

The words “unwanted child” hit Cecilia like a wave of guilt, stirring a deep discomfort within her. She came to realize just how much her sons had suffered alongside her over the years.

“Of course, you and Jon have a daddy and a mommy,” she said.

Elliot replied, “Mommy, when you come back from the hospital today, let's go visit Jon at the kindergarten with Daddy. It will be a nice surprise for him.”

Hearing that, Cecilia thought of how Nathaniel had been giving her the cold shoulder and wondered whether he would agree.

“Eli, if you want to see Jon, we can go ourselves.” Pausing, she explained, “Daddy might be busy with work, so he may not have time.”

“I asked him yesterday. He said he has time in the afternoon,” Elliot stated matter-of-factly.

Cecilia found herself in a difficult position, unable to either refuse or agree.

“Mommy, please,” Elliot pleaded, gently shaking Cecilia's hand.

Cecilia said with resignation, “All right then.”

“I'll wait for you and Daddy to come home,” Elliot said, his eyes brimming with happiness.

For some reason, a sense of unease crept over Cecilia as she watched Elliot so readily accept Nathaniel as his father and start calling him “Daddy.” It felt as though the son she had raised was being taken away from her in an instant.

She didn't pay any attention to the two of them and just kept on walking.

Miranda wouldn't stop talking. “Why didn't your blind husband come with you today? A blind man and a deaf woman, what a perfect match indeed.”

At the sound of the insulting words, Cecilia stopped in her tracks, her hands clenching into tight fists.

She still had to pick up Elliot and go visit Jonathan, so she continued to ignore Miranda.

Miranda watched her retreating figure and continued pushing her luck, taunting Cecilia.

In the past, she had always envied Cecilia, thinking she was lucky to have married Nathaniel. But now, she realized that Adrian was the better choice. At least he wasn't blind and had his own career.

She said to Felix, “Felix, let's go to kindergarten.”