Chapter 322 Did Not Know Better
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At the entrance of the ravioli shop, Cecilia quickly pulled back her hand, which Calvin put on his face. “I didn’t know better when I was young.”
When she was just a few years old, she had no understanding of the differences between boys and girls.
Moreover, back then, Calvin was just a chubby little kid, not even as tall as her.
She treated him like a younger brother, and every time Martha made something delicious, she would bring some for him.
However, at that moment, he towered over her by a head’s length and appeared incredibly handsome.
More importantly, he carried an air of defiant nobility around him. Hardly any young gal would dare to touch his face with their cold hand.
Calvin’s eyes reflected Cecilia’s polite yet distant demeanor. A hint of desolation swept across the depths of his gaze as he said, “Actually, you don’t need to do that in front of me.”
Calvin always remembered the winters of his childhood, when he suffered in the cold. Cecilia would secretly bring him clothes, blankets, and food. Additionally, she would always manage to cheer him up.
Had it not been for Cecilia, he would’ve died of hunger or cold if not at the hands of someone else.
Cecilia shook her head. “We all must learn to be sensible. Being too childish can easily annoy people.”
In the past, her lack of maturity and understanding of the world led her to marry a man who didn’t love her, a decision that resulted in her being disdained.
Suddenly, Calvin was filled with regret. He wished he had taken Cecilia with him when he initially left Sparaville or returned before she married.
Had he met her earlier, had he found her before she married Nathaniel, he believed she wouldn’t have been as cautious as she was at that moment.
With those thoughts in mind, Calvin leaned closer to Cecilia and suddenly said, “Ceci, how about we- Get together?
Before he could finish his sentence, a familiar, icy voice echoed from a distance. “Darling.”
Cecilia, following the direction of the voice, saw Nathaniel and Mason standing not far away.
Mason was glaring at Cecilia in anger.
Nathaniel walked straight toward her. Even though he couldn’t see her, he effortlessly reached out
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and grasped her hand. “Darling, why is it taking you so long to buy ravioli? I was really worried. about you.”
He couldn’t see, so he pretended not to notice Calvin, continuing, “Why are your hands so cold? Would you like me to warm them up?”
At that moment, Cecilia felt as if all the blood in her body was boiling due to Nathaniel’s actions. and provocative words.
In front of Calvin, her face turned beet red with embarrassment as she awkwardly attempted to pull her away from Nathaniel.
Nathaniel, however, refused to release her. With a strong pull, he instantly drew Cecilia into his arms. “Darling, why are you so cold? Once we get back, I’ll make sure to warm you up.”
Had there not been outsiders present, Cecilia would have certainly swore at Nathaniel.
With her freed hand, she firmly pinched Nathaniel’s waist. “My friend is here. Watch yourself.”
Nathaniel endured the pain and did not release Cecilia.
“What friend?” His voice had grown somewhat colder.
Calvin didn’t expect that Nathaniel had genuinely gone blind. It seems that the news has been spreading lies. How is he pretending so convincingly?
“Mr. Rainsworth, my name is Calvin Reese. We grew up together since childhood. In the years. when she was not by your side, she was living with me.” Calvin’s eyes and brows were cold as he spoke. “You should know when you still have your memories.”
The tension between the two men was palpable.
Cecilia couldn’t free herself from Nathaniel. Just as she was about to speak to him, he unexpectedly took the initiative and spoke harshly to Calvin.
“Usually, I remember the people and events my wife tells me about.” After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and asked Cecilia, “Darling, why didn’t you tell me you had such a male friend?”
He was trying to imply that Cecilia no longer cared about Calvin.
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Cecilia tightened her grip on Nathaniel’s hand even more while lowering her voice. “Even if you. don’t speak, no one will think you’re mute.”
Nathaniel seemed impervious to pain as he addressed Calvin. “Apologies, Mr. Reese. My wife and I have plans to have a couple’s time with my wife tonight, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to invite you over for dinner.”
A couple’s time… Calvin’s handsome face appeared somewhat rigid.
He knew that Nathaniel was only trying to provoke him, yet he couldn’t help but lose his
composure.
At first, Mason, who was standing off to the side, was worried that his boss was being bullied. Upon seeing the situation, he finally sighed in relief.
People standing around them would occasionally glance in their direction. At first, everyone assumed that Cecilia and Calvin were a couple. It was only later that they realized that Nathaniel was, in fact, Cecilia’s husband.
Under curious gazes, Cecilia purchased ravioli.
Cecilia had promised to treat Calvin, so she bought some ravioli for him, too.
“I’ll be heading back first,” said Cecilia.
“All right, see you next time.” Calvin watched as Cecilia walked away.
A little while later, Mason was seated in his car while Cecilia and Nathaniel were together in Cecilia’s car.
The ravioli she bought were steaming hot, yet the temperature inside the car was quite low.
Cecilia didn’t start the car right away. Instead, she gently pulled away the hand that had been tightly clutching her own.
“What do you mean earlier?” she asked coldly.
Nathaniel’s hand was pulled away, yet he remained silent.
Seeing the situation, Cecilia grew even angrier. “Why did you suddenly come looking for me? Who said anything about spending a couple’s time together with you?”
Nathaniel remained silent, his handsome face a picture of restraint.
“Say something! Weren’t you quite talkative just now?” Cecilia continued.
The next moment, Nathaniel pulled her into his arms with a strong tug.
Nathaniel held her tightly, pressing her head firmly against his heart. “Ceci, I’m angry, and I don’t
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want to talk.”
Taken aback, Cecilia struggled to lift her head, looking toward him.
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Despite the fact that he had inexplicably sought her out and said those bizarre things right in front of Calvin, he had the audacity to claim that he was angry.
Thus, Cecilia questioned, “What are you upset about?”
Nathaniel’s voice choked up. “You’re asking the obvious.”
Ever since he woke up in the hospital, he hadn’t held Cecilia that close.
Cecilia was unaware of just how intimate the two of them were in his memories.
Every night, Nathaniel found himself alone in his cramped room, her enchanting figure dominating his thoughts.
Inside the narrow car, he breathed in her familiar scent. Nathaniel was filled with such intense longing that he wished he could merge her into his very bones.
He forcefully pulled Cecilia into his embrace, and she became acutely aware of the drastic changes in his body.
Blushing, she exclaimed, “Shameless!”
In a rush, she wriggled out from Nathaniel’s embrace.
Nathaniel had also become aware of his own changes. He didn’t try to explain himself. Instead, his large hand once again grasped Cecilia’s. His voice was hoarse as he said, “I’m a man. It’s quite normal for this to happen.”
Growing tired of their conversation, Cecilia started up the car.
Throughout the journey, Cecilia never spoke to him again.
When Martha saw the couple return together with sullen expressions, she knew that her actions. that day weren’t wrong.
Martha specifically addressed Nathaniel, “Mr. Rainsworth, advised you not to seek Ceci, yet you insisted. Now, you even need her to take care of you and bring you back. Was it really necessary?”
“Martha, don’t mind him. Let’s go have some ravioli.” Cecilia supported Martha toward the dining room.
“All right.”
The sound of their footsteps faded into the distance.
Nathaniel felt that Martha appeared gentle on the surface but seemed to harbor significant animosity toward him.
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He pinched the bridge of his nose, then returned to the couch.
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As he sat there, he recalled what Mason had told him in the car earlier, which was that Cecilia betrayed him once after marrying him and had twin sons with Calvin.
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Late at night, after ensuring Martha was resting, Cecilia went to her room and lay down. She hadn’t been asleep for long when suddenly, she felt a hand wrap around her from behind. “Ceci,” a voice whispered.
Nathaniel had somehow entered her room. One hand held her firmly, while the other rested on her lower abdomen.
“Nathaniel, what are you doing!”
De losing his memory, Nathaniel hadn’t lost his old habits, especially his tendency to slip
into other people’s rooms uninvited–a habit he clearly hadn’t forgotten.
Nathaniel hadn’t planned on touching her, particularly considering her early pregnancy, made any such action unthinkable.
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But as he remembered the clandestine meeting between Calvin and Cecilia, and Mason’s words, Nathaniel’s thin lips found their way to the back of her ear.
His hot breath sent a shiver down Cecilia’s spine. “Nathaniel, you wouldn’t dare!” she protested, trying to sound firm.
The man paused, his breath still against her ear, before earnestly whispering something. The words made Cecilia’s eyes widen in shock.
Within moments, her face flushed a deep red, her cheeks burning like a ripe apple. “I don’t need that!” she snapped, quickly covering her mouth with her hand, worried that Martha might overhear from the next room.
The room was completely dark, and yet, under the faint light reflecting off the snow outside, Cecilia could just make out Nathaniel’s broad, muscular upper body. She realized with a jolt that he wasn’t wearing any clothes..
“Get out… now,” she stammered, her voice trembling with fear and urgency.
Nathaniel paused again, leaning even closer to her ear. “If you ever need something, tell me in private. Don’t go looking for other men,” he whispered, his tone possessive.
“Get out of here, now!” Cecilia demanded, pulling the blanket tighter around herself and curling up under it.
As Nathaniel finally left, she noticed the fading bruise on his waist, a mark she had left on him–a reminder of how she had once thought that the amnesiac, blind Nathaniel was at her mercy. But now, she realized that dealing with Nathaniel after his memory loss was proving to be far more challenging than she had anticipated.
Before his amnesia, Nathaniel had been rebellious and untamed, always exuding an air of superiority as if he were doing others a favor just by being present. Now, without his memories, he was utterly shameless.
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Fearing he might return, Cecilia took extra precautions before going back to sleep, locking the door from the inside and barricading it with a cabinet. But sleep did not come easily; every time she closed her eyes, Nathaniel’s words echoed in her mind.
After finally drifting off. Cecilia dreamed of herself as a small boat adrift in the vast ocean, tossed helplessly by the waves. When she awoke, she found her forehead damp with sweat.
She glanced at her phone–ten o’clock already. Thankfully, Martha had been waking up. day, giving her some time.
As she was about to get out of bed, a message from Calvin caught her eye: Are you free this afternoon? Want to come with me to see Eli? He texted me saying he wants to meet.
Thinking of Elliot, Cecilia replied without hesitation: All right, see you at the hospital.
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Elliot was in the hospital, and despite having a caregiver, Cecilia made it a point to visit him every day. She quickly changed her clothes and freshened up before heading downstairs.
In the dining room, the breakfast was still warm. Cecilia glanced over at Nathaniel, who was sitting off to the side, absorbed in a book, his expression indifferent. “I need to go out for a bit. I’ll be back by evening. Could you please take care of Martha?”
Had Martha not been around, Cecilia might have treated Nathaniel the same way he used to treat her–by not coming home at night.
“Where are you going?” Nathaniel suddenly asked.
“This doesn’t concern you. Don’t follow me again, or I’ll ask you to leave my house,” Cecilia shot. back, realizing that she had been too lenient with him the day before. He seemed to have no grasp of the situation he was in.
Now, both the Rainsworth family and Elena had rejected him. Cecilia had even called Elena, primarily to ask about Nicholas, but Elena had refused to reveal anything.
She had simply advised. Take good care of Nathaniel, keep him out of sight, and I won’t shortchange you. But if you plan on exposing him, don’t blame me for being the bad guy.”
At that moment, Cecilia realized that, just like her, Nathaniel wasn’t the only child of his biological mother.
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Before leaving, Cecilia gave Nathaniel a stern lecture. Nathaniel, in his current state, allowed her to scold him without the slightest hint of anger. His dark, obsidian eyes simply looked at her with an innocent gaze.
Even though she knew he couldn’t see her, Cecilia couldn’t help but feel a pang of anxiety.
At the hospital, Elliot learned from his brother that their father was now living at home. A few days ago, he had been in a car accident, gone blind, and, to top it all off, someone had even stolen. his identity.
“He had it coming,” Elliot declared, his voice filled with righteous indignation.
Jonathan, on the phone call, echoed the sentiment, “Yes, he deserves this.”
“It’s just a pity we weren’t the ones who got to him first,” Elliot sighed.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said to Jonathan with excitement, “Jon, Mr. Reese and Mommy are coming to visit me today. I want them to be together. What do you think?”
Both brothers knew well how Calvin treated their mother, especially when they were abroad. Calvin was nothing like their sc*mbag daddy–he didn’t have any ex–girlfriends, and he and their mom were childhood sweethearts. It seemed like a perfect match.
Elliot also knew that Martha had a soft spot for Calvin.
Jonathan, however, fell silent on the other end of the line. After a moment, he finally asked, “Would Mommy agree?”
“Mommy definitely likes Mr. Reese, she’s just too shy to admit it. Don’t worry, I’ll break the ice between them today,” Elliot said with confidence.
“All right.”
After hanging up the phone, Elliot lay back on the hospital bed, waiting impatiently for Cecilia and Calvin to arrive.
Around noon, Calvin and Cecilia arrived, one after the other, and Elliot immediately turned on the charm. “Mommy, why won’t you let me stay with you at home? I feel so lonely here all by myself. I miss you, Jon, and Grandma Martha…”
Looking into Elliot’s teary eyes, Cecilia’s heart melted. She felt an overwhelming sense of pity for
The doctor had recommended that, due to Elliot’s frail condition, it would be best to keep him in the hospital, where he could be under constant observation and have his illness managed until
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