Chapter 251 The Revelations
At ten o’clock, the film production booting ceremony officially commenced.
Meanwhile, Cecilia had already boarded the plane according to the arrangements of Calvin’s men, and thus, she missed the chance to witness the thrilling scene with her own eyes.
At the film set, the film production booting ceremony was originally supposed to be hosted by the director. However, due to Stella’s involvement, she became the center of attention.
The director, in truth, didn’t really favor actresses like her who lacked acting skills. Yet, he had no choice but to tolerate it for financial reasons.
Stella, dressed in a tailored suit, stepped onto the stage to deliver the opening remarks. Her gaze often fell on Nathaniel, who was nearby.
She didn’t even notice Sean, who was walking toward her with a large bouquet of flowers in his
arms.
Sean, clad in a suit, looked at Stella. The adoration he once held in his eyes for her was no longer present.
Finally, when he was about ten meters away from Stella, she noticed him.
Stella quickly scanned her surroundings, searching for her bodyguard.
However, the bodyguard had already been subdued by Calvin’s men.
As the crowd looked on in confusion, Sean stepped onto the stage. “Hello everyone, I am Stella’s ex–boyfriend.”
All around, there was an immediate uproar!
Nathaniel took immediate action, intending to drag Sean down.
However, someone approached him at that moment.
“Mr. Rainsworth, what’s the rush? Don’t you find this person familiar?” It was none other than Calvin.
Upon hearing these words, Nathaniel shifted his gaze to Sean. Suddenly, he recalled the person who had run down Cecilia with his car. It looks like him!
He picked up his phone, instructing the bodyguard not to interfere!
Stella’s face turned pale in an instant. “Where’s the bodyguard? Quickly, escort this gentleman out, I don’t know him at all!”
However, no one paid any attention to her.
Among the film crew, a young man wanted to step forward, but he were stopped.
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“Don’t you wonder why there isn’t a bodyguard around? Are you an idiot?”
The young man realized that Stella must have offended someone.
Stella didn’t see anyone approach to help her. She scanned her surroundings, her gaze eventu settling on the person beside Nathaniel.
Calvin!
She couldn’t help but step back, intending to leave.
Sean blocked her path, “Stella, you drove away my fiancée back then and climbed the social ladder by using me, and now that you’re successful, while I’m penniless, you’re pretending not know me?”
Stella was totally at a loss. “What are you talking about? I don’t know you at all. Sir, I know you’r a fan, so don’t do anything reckless, alright?”
A cold smirk tugged at the corner of Sean’s mouth.
“Reckless? Fine, I’ll show everyone right now that we know each other.”
Stella wasn’t sure what he was up to, so she decided to provoke him. “Do you have some sort of mental issue? That’s why…”
Before she could even deploy her tactic, she heard a peculiar sound coming from behind her.
She glanced back and her mind was hit with a sudden realization.
The entire scene was utterly silent.
Behind Stella, on the large silver screen, was a video of her being intimate with Sean.
In the video, she was sprawled over him, pleading, “Sean, I’ve given you my all. You mustn’t let me down. Don’t marry her. She’s not worthy of you.”
Stella had always prided herself on being a pure woman, but now, she was exposed to be the opposite.
The original live stream, which had hundreds of thousands of viewers, skyrocketed to tens of millions in that moment. The comments section was in a uproar.
Not long after, the live stream was shut down due to that video of Stella.
However, everyone could still watch other live broadcasts, ones that didn’t show the video playing
on the screen.
They naturally waited in anticipation for the impending drama.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel was visibly upset.
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has been saving herself for you. I wonder, Mr. Rainsworth, if that’s true?”
Nathaniel did not respond. His gaze was simply fixed on Stella, his expression icy.
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On stage, Sean continued his shocking revelations. “A few months ago, I finally managed to find you, but you dismissed me as just a fan. You even instigated me to run over your romantic rival Cecilia, with my car. When my attempt to kill her failed, you called the police on me. You’re tru
ruthless!”
Scan’s confession to having been ordered to kill Cecilia didn’t escape Nathaniel’s notice.
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If this matter were indeed true, then Stella would no longer have a future.
On stage, Stella was on the brink of collapse. Everything she had worked so hard to achieve had just been ruined by Sean.
She completely lost her mind. “You jerk, you deserved to be deceived. Why don’t you just drop dead? A man as incapable and irresponsible as you could never be worthy of me! Do you even realize that this video could ruin me? Why do I have a ruthless ex like you? I really misjudged
you.”
Tears streamed down Stella’s face uncontrollably, yet she could still lay all the blame on Sean.
She voiced her grievances, helplessly gazing in the direction of Nathaniel.
There were indeed fans online who bought into her act.
One by one, they commented: If I were Stella, I wouldn’t acknowledge this ex either. He’s just too awful.
Right, seeking revenge after breaking up is just too extreme.
Although a portion of people had their attention diverted, the majority were still able to distinguish between good and evil.
If what Sean claimed was indeed the truth, then Stella was guilty of a crime, and not just one, but three.
It was truly unexpected. She, who appeared so innocent and had made her debut under the pitiful guise of an orphan, was in fact a cunning woman.
Ultimately, the police who arrived subsequently put an end to the chaos. However, it was already too late.
Stella and Sean were taken away together.
When she got in the car, she sent a text message to Nathaniel.
At this moment, Nathaniel had already returned to his car. He opened his phone, only to see her message: Nathaniel, you owe me again.
Owe her?
Nathaniel wore a somber expression, calling the company’s public relations department. Regardless of the circumstances, he was determined not to let anything tarnish the reputation of Rainsworth Group.
The incident didn’t just impact the corporation; it had a personal effect on him as well.
Stella had always publicized her relationship with him, and now, someone had publicly played a sleazy video of her.
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Baxmed to be her partner, Nathaniel was none shown to be made a fool of.
Back in the office, Mason also saw the live broadcast and promptly dealt with the public relation
crisis.
Howeven, bis time things didn’t go as smoothly as before. He had threatened a number of medi ourlers, but despite his efforts, the livestream still went viral
Someone had xretty spent quite a bit of money!
Meanwhile, Calvin and his friend Yannick were enjoying some drinks.
“It’s been a while since I’ve last seen Nathaniel suffer a setback. The last she was during his wedding, amik sard with a laugh.
A considerable amount of money was spent by Calvin, primarily on various independent media accounts and establuiting reationships with media companies in advance. All of this was orchestrated for de sole purpose of seeking revenge on Nathaniel.
Calvin took a sip of its wine. Let’s not bring up his wedding in the future.”
Yannick knew be bad once again hit a nerve, so he stopped talking and focused on dining his
wine..
After a few drinks. be glanced out the window. “It’s snowing heavily.”
The morning was marked by a mix of rain and snow, but now, it was heavily snowing.
Before long, the sides of the storen were already blanketed with white snow.
Even though Nathaniel was in a lousy mood, the sight of the snow couldn’t help but remind him of the morning when Cecilia, her eyes sparkling gleefully, told him it was snowing.
He checked his phone, but there were no messages from her. He figured she must be busy with
her son.
He typed out a message: The snowffilli has gotten heavier. How about we build a snowman together later
Who would have thought that Nathaniel, who originally despised such meaningless activities, would consider building a snowman?
As time ticked away, he still hadn’t received arenge from her.
Nathaniel felt an inexplicable sense of unease, a feeling that had grown particularly strong in recent days.
He was just about to call Cecilia when a call came in the butler at Spring Forest Manor.
“Mr. Rainsworth, I have bad news. Ms. Smith and dhe dihilid are missing.”
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A loud boom echoed in Nathaniel’s mind.
“Did you send someone to look for them?”
“I’ve searched everywhere, but I didn’t see her.”
Nathaniel clutched his mobile phone tightly. In that instant, all his hopes and dreams seemed to have vanished.
After hanging up the call, he appeared calm as he told the driver.. “Drive faster!”
“Understood.“”
The driver hadn’t even realized something was amiss when, in less than a minute, he was ushered out of the car by Nathaniel.
Nathaniel personally drove the car, his foot flooring the accelerator with no regard for his safety. as he sped toward Spring Forest Manor.
On the road, he didn’t forget to call his bodyguard. “Find Cecilia immediately.
If you can’t find her, you might as well kill yourselves!”
Even though it was only a twenty–minute drive, he felt the journey was exceptionally long.
He repeatedly dialed Cecilia’s number, but each time, there was no answer.
Nathaniel’s eyes had turned red.
Finally arriving at Spring Forest Manor, he burst into the mansion.
The housekeeper, frightened, handed him a letter along with two blood test results.
The letter was inscribed with elegant handwriting: Nathaniel, by the time you read this letter, I should have already left Tudela. Please, don’t come looking for me, I beg you! We both know there’s no love between us, so why should we despise each other? You never loved me back then, but I don’t hate you, nor resent you for it because I know I have gotten the wrong person all along.
What does she mean by that?
Nathaniel’s hand, holding the letter, trembled slightly.
The letter read: Before leaving, I didn’t want someone else to continue taking credit my credit. Whether you believe it or not, I still need to tell you the truth. Back then, it was me who saved Zachary and your mother. If you don’t believe me, you can check the blood test results. One sample belongs to me, and the other to Stella. If my memory serves me right, your mother and I share the same O–type blood, while Stella has A- type blood. It would have been impossible for her to donate blood to your mother.
Stella’s blood test report was something Cecilia had managed to obtain only after going through
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The letter read: If you don’t trust the report I’ve given you, then you’re welcome to verify it yourself. This is everything I had wanted to say. Take care, and goodbye..
The last sentence felt particularly jarring to him.
Nathaniel didn’t bother to check the blood test results. All he wanted at that moment was to find. Cecilia. He needed to confront her, to understand why she had slipped away secretly once again.
Clearly, this time, he didn’t behave as he had in the past.
Holding the letter, Nathaniel mobilized everyone for the search, himself included.
For the entire day and night, he didn’t sleep at all.
In the wee hours of the morning, a heavy snowfall had blanketed Tudela.
Nathaniel sat quietly in the car, listening to the report from his subordinate over the phone.
“Martha vanished from Erihal half a month ago, and Cecilia has not gone back there.”
Half a month ago. She has been contemplating leaving since then, while I was contemplating on how to make her not leave me..
The secretary handling the property transfer happened to call, informing him that all the procedures for transferring the Smith residence had been successfully completed.
Without uttering a word, Nathaniel drove off to the Smith residence.
Back then, he had picked her up from there when he brought her back to Daltonia Villa.
When he stepped out of the car, Mason held an umbrella for him. “Mr. Rainsworth, don’t worry. We’ll definitely find them.”
“Go get some rest.”
“And what about you?” Mason asked, puzzled.
“I have something else to attend to.”
At that moment, Nathaniel was extraordinarily calm, but this calmness was somehow intimidating.
After Mason left, Nathaniel stood alone in the snow.
In the morning, when Mason came over again, he saw a large snowman built outside the Smith residence.
Nathaniel was surprisingly still around. He stepped forward and asked Mason, good?”
Does it look
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Mason looked at his boss with a mix of concern and fear.
He couldn’t help but console, “Mr. Rainsworth, don’t worry. Ms. Smith and Eli might have snuck off to have some fun. It won’t be long before we find them.”
Such a lie would only fool a child.
Nathaniel, however, chose to believe it.
“I know. She definitely can’t bear to part with me.”
However, his reddened eyes and the dark circles beneath them, a result of a sleepless night, said otherwise.
All Mason could do was nod in agreement.
Nathaniel trudged forward through the snow, his towering silhouette appearing especially forlorn at that moment.
After taking a few steps, he looked back at Mason. “She said she had gotten the wrong person.”
Mason didn’t understand.
“What does that mean?”
Nathaniel didn’t respond, he simply opened the car door and
got in.
While seated in the car alone, he once again unfolded the letter, his eyes scanning the first few sentences: We both know there’s no love between us, so why should we despise each other? You never loved me back then, but I don’t hate you, nor resent you for it because I know I have gotten the wrong person all along.
Gotten the wrong person…
Nathaniel felt his throat tighten, a face identical to his own surfacing in his mind.
The man’s eyes were filled with tenderness.
“How can this be?” Nathaniel muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, due to insufficient evidence, Stella was released on bail.
She asked her assistant, “Where’s Mr. Rainsworth?”
The assistant shook her head.
“Didn’t Mr. Rainsworth send you to bail me out?”
The assistant pointed into the distance, and when Stella looked over, she saw a silver–gray
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Maserati parked in the snow.
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Zachary’s handsome face.
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A glimmer of surprise flashed through Stella’s eyes as she ran toward him, exclaiming, “Zach, I knew you would come for me!”
She was about to open the car door, but no matter what she did, it just wouldn’t budge..
“Don’t get me wrong,” Zachary said, his expression cold and distant. “I bailed you out, but it wasn’t to save you.”
Stella was taken aback.
He continued, “I’ve known for a long time that it wasn’t you who saved me back then. Do you know why I haven’t exposed you?”
Stella’s face was deathly pale.
“Because Nathaniel likes you. I didn’t want to put him in a difficult position.”
“So, what about now…”
“Now, it’s time to settle scores, but you don’t need to be afraid.” He paused again. “I won’t give someone a quick death; I enjoy the thrill of slowly tormenting my prey.”
Stella knew Zachary’s methods better than anyone else. After Cecilia married Nathaniel, he had the audacity to torment her without any restraint, let alone in her current predicament.
Zachary gave her a glimmer of hope once more. “Besides, I don’t yet know if Nathaniel will continue to accept you. But from what I know of him, if he truly loves you, you’ll end up in misery!”
Zachary remembered how Nathaniel once desired to own a company. However, the company’s boss had transferred the ownership to someone else.
Ultimately, after Nathaniel took over the company, he ended up ruining it completely.
Suddenly, the car jolted forward, barreling toward Stella. Startled, Stella plopped down onto the ground in fright.
However, the car came to a stop just a centimeter away from her.
“If you don’t want to die prematurely, then get out of my sight!”
Stella hastily scrambled up from the snowy ground, fleeing toward the direction of her assistant.
After watching her vanish from his sight, Zachary then drove away.
He would gradually
trip away everything from the one who deceived and used him, making her live in fear every single day.
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When he was heading back, he picked up his phone and dialed Darren’s number.
“Darren, invite Nathaniel over to my house today to see my son.”
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He had seen Stella’s live broadcast the day before and knew Nathaniel would be undoubtedly upset. Thus, it was better to have Darren call him at this time.
Zachary also wanted to find out from the horse’s mouth whether Nathaniel still cared about Stella.
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When someone has made up their mind to leave you, no matter how hard you search, they will never appear.
Nathaniel reflected deeply on his experiences.
This time, however, was different from the last. He was so calm that it was actually terrifying.
Mason followed him back to Daltonia Villa, watching as he entered Cecilia’s room.
Inside the room, everything remained as it was, with the pile of gifts untouched.
Nathaniel didn’t say a word. He walked over and began to unwrap the gifts one by one. No one knew the amount of effort he had put in to buy the classic outfits that Cecilia had wanted in the past, as well as the branded luxury items from yesteryears.
“Mason, get someone to organize these items neatly. When she returns, she should be able to spot them instantly.”
“Understood.”
Mason hurriedly got a part–timer to come.
Nathaniel was carefully unwrapping the gifts when he asked, “How’s the construction of the Smith Corporation building going?”
“We have two months until completion,” Mason replied.
“Will it be completed by the time she returns?” Nathaniel asked solemnly.
Mason was genuinely startled by the current state of Nathaniel, quickly nodding in response.
At that moment, the jeweler happened to come over.
The manager went upstairs and upon seeing Nathaniel engrossed in his work, he promptly asked, “Mr. Rainsworth, as per your request, we’ve custom–made a hundred wedding rings. Would you like Mrs. Rainsworth to come over and make a selection?”
Mrs. Rainsworth….
This unfamiliar form of address left Nathaniel momentarily stunned. Then he responded, “Keep them. Cecilia will choose once she returns.”
“Alright then.” The manager hurriedly instructed someone to secure the rings before leaving.
It was at this time that Mason found out that Nathaniel had actually proposed to Cecilia with an engagement ring.
He remembered back when they got married, the wedding ring was bought by him without much thought.
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At that moment, Mason couldn’t bear to see Nathaniel sink into his current state.
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“Mr. Rainsworth, Ms. Smith simply doesn’t deserve such treatment from you. She already has a child with Calvin!”
Nathaniel’s icy gaze
fell upon him. “Haven’t I taught you not to meddle in other people’s affairs?”
Mason lowered his head when Nathaniel approached him.
“If you find yourself with nothing better to do, unwrap these gifts and put them away.”
“Understood.”
Nathaniel walked outside when his phone rang. Subconsciously, he thought it was Cecilia calling, but upon answering, he saw it was instead.
“Nathaniel, Zach is inviting us over today to see his son.”
“I’m busy.
Nathaniel hung up the phone without hesitation.
Until he knew where Cecilia was, he didn’t want to see anyone.
Ironically, Stell was to be on the receiving end of someone’s wrath.
She was afraid that Nathaniel would learn about what happened with Zachary. Thus, she rushed over and forced her way in. Only then did she notice that something was off about the atmosphere inside the mansion.
“Nathaniel.”
Nathaniel almost forgot that she even existed.
She pretended to have rescued my mother and Zachary, and now, she has the audacity to come looking for
me?
Nathaniel was sitting on the couch, looking up at her. “What do you need my help with this time?” he asked.
Stella thought he was still in the dark. Tears began to roll down her cheeks as she said, “I’m sorry. Sean is nothing but a scoundrel. When we were abroad, he forced me into it. Because of him, I once had a mental breakdown, nearly ending up in a psychiatric hospital. The doctor said I had selective amnesia when it came to him…”
No one would have thought that Stella would actually take credit for Cecilia’s life–saving exploits.
Since he is so fond of treating others as his son, it is only fair to let him experience what it feels like to be a father for a few days.
He was now determined to teach the little rascal a lesson.
Not a single piece of porcelain decor in the house had escaped devastation.
“What are you doing?”
Another fulfilling day. Jonathan thought to himself with a smile gracing his lips as he listened to the activity next door.
Nathaniel listened to his mother’s complaints from the other end of the line. After a long pause, he finally said, “Mom. I just found out that the person who saved you back then wasn’t Stella.”
Cecilia has run off once again. This time, it happened right under my nose!
“Now, can you tell me why you were messing with me from the start?”
The two of them had grown up together. Even now, Zachary could vaguely recall the insufferably arrogant air that Nathaniel exuded during their childhood.
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