Chapter 463 A Guest


    Upon hearing the news, Martha didn’tment. Instead, she embraced Cecilia, gently patting her back.


    Cecilia swallowed back her heartache. “So, she’s been deceiving me and Dad all along.”


    In the past, Cecilia fels guilty over her birth causing her mother to give up her career.


    Her father often reminisced, “Your mother was stunningly beautiful on stage in her youth, the epitome of every man’s dream bride. I feel like I held her back.”


    Even until his death, Dad felt he had let that woman down. Yet, she has likely cheated on him right from the start.


    Martha never expected Pa to be such a person. Indeed, there’s no justice in this world.


    “Ceci, such individuals aren’t worth our sorrow.”


    “Mmm–hmm.” Cecilia nodded. “I just can’t believe she’s my biological mother.”


    Long ago, Cecilia had gone to the hospital for a DNA test–she was indeed Pa’s daughter.


    But why is it that despite both of us being her daughters, Pa is so biased? Why is she so harsh toward me?


    There were some questions that, perhaps, Cecilia might never find the answers to in her lifetime.


    Cecilia insisted on further investigating Pa’s past, determined to reim everything that was. rightfully hers from the Evans family.


    Elliot had appeared at the doorway before anyone realized it. “Mommy, Granny Martha, what’s wrong?”


    Quickly, Cecilia extricated herself from Martha’s embrace, hiding her vulnerable side.


    “It’s nothing. I was just having a chat with Granny Martha.”


    “Oh.” Elliot feigned ignorance. “Then why don’t you guys chat downstairs? We have guests.”


    Guests? Who woulde at this hour?


    Cecilia questioned, “Who is it?”


    “A person who was the spitting image of Uncle Nathaniel.”


    Just like Nathaniel? Wouldn’t that be Nichs?


    After helping Martha to lie down, Cecilia instructed Elliot to stay upstairs, then she went downstairs.


    In the living room, Nichs, d in a ck coat, was seated on the couch, his long legs sprawled. out with nowhere to rest.


    Upon hearing footsteps emanating from upstairs, he slowly lifted his gaze. The calm image of Cecilia greeted his gentle eyes.


    “Cecilia,” Nichs greeted without mentioning that he saw Elliot.


    Unlike him, Cecilia was far from indifferent. She politely asked, “Nichs, are you here to see Nathaniel? He’s out working.”


    The polite greeting served as a reminder of the rtionship between Nichs and Cecilia.


    Nichs’s eyes subtly darkened, but his face betrayed no emotion.


    “I came by to see how you and my brother are settling in. Do you need anything?”Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    “No.” Cecilia seemed to have thought of something, then added, “However, you are now the CEO of Orion Corporation. Can you transfer the contract payment that Nathaniel signed in the past to the client?”


    She felt that given Nathaniel’s reserved nature, he would certainly be too shy to bring up the matter.


    She didn’t want to be forever burdened by the massive debt carried by Nathaniel.


    Nichs asked in confusion, “What payment?”


    As the words left his mouth, he realized something and quickly added, “Did Nathaniel get the wrong idea? Even though I have taken over Orion Corporation, thirty percent of its shares still belong to him.”


    Thirty percent of the shares? That’s quite a substantial figure!


    Cecilia was somewhat bewildered. “Didn’t Nathaniel sign a contract, giving you all of his shares?”


    Nichs did receive those shares, but he said, “On the surface, it appears that way, but thepany will distribute shares ording to the original allotment to Nathaniel. Didn’t he tell about it?”


    Cecilia felt it was necessary to rify the matter with Nathaniel.


    “I was not familiar with this matter.


    “After getting married, it’s always better to have a clear understanding of the property shared between husband and wife.” Nichs took a sip of water. “If it were me, I would definitely not hide anything from my wife.”