<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 1088 Cecilia pped Jessica</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Stealthily, she peeked through the door crack. Nathan was still lying in bed, his eyes shut</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He hadn’t woken up at all; he must have had a nightmare</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Relieved. Cecilia stepped in and ced the nket back on him, reaving him. “Pretty women are still lining up to marry you despite the state you’re in. You really are lucky”</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After she finished speaking, she realized it was getting are and decided to hear back to her room to rest.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Suddenly, her wrist was gripped by Nathaniel’srge hand.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Her pupils constricted.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She had thought that Nathaniel had woken up, and immediately called out to him, “Nathaniel…”</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The man, however, let go of her again.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Filled with disappointment, she ced his hand back under the nket.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“See you tomorrow.” Cecilia returned to her room to sleep.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In the early hours of the morning, when the sky was especially dark, Cecilia drifted in and out of a light sleep. She sensed someone entering the room, but exhaustion weighed heavily on her eyelids. By the time she finally managed to open her eyes, the room was empty.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Was it just a dream?” Just as she muttered to herself, a piercing scream echoed from Jessica’s room nearby, jolting her fully awake.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Ah! Please don’t kill me, Nathaniel! I’m not ready to die yet!” she cried out.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Despite her casual remarks about death, Jessica surprisingly harbored a fear of it.</font></font>


    <font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Startled awake, Cecilia got up to inves</font></font>N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.