<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 1094 Be Careful</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian sat beside him. “What on earth happened? Why was Grandpa so angry the other day? What happened to Nathaniel?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“You just need to know that while I may not be a saint, I’m notpletely evil either. Nichs is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Make sure Cecilia is careful around him,” Zachary warned.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian rolled her eyes at him.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“As far as I know, Nichs has always been good to Cecilia. He helped her a lot when she was younger, and whenever she was bullied, he’d step up to protect her. But you, when she first married Nathaniel, the person who bullied her the most was you!”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary was momentarily speechless.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian was right. Zachary used to pick on Cecilia all the time.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He had even caused her hearing to worsen, and she still needed to rely on a hearing aid to this day.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary deeply regretted it, but he knew he could never make it up to her. He had been studying treatments for hearing loss but hadn’t made much progress yet.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He owed Cecilia for life.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Vivian, you have to believe me this time. I swear I will treat Cecilia well for the rest of my life,” Zachary said earnestly.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">This was the first time Vivian had heard him calling her name so adoringly, but she wasn’t bothered by it,</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She also knew that Zachary had mistakenly helped Ste before, thinking she was his savior.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Now that the truth hade out–that it was actually Cecilia who had saved him–Zachary would definitely not harm Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her. She’s starting to change her opinion of you too. But you can’t expect her to stop seeing Nichs just because of your personal feelings.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">As Cecilia’s friend, Vivian believed that Cecilia should be with whoever treated her best, and there was nothing wrong with that.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Understood.” Zachary finally agreed with Cecilia for the first time.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian nodded. “d you understand.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">While the two were talking, Cecilia called.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian immediately answered and put it on speaker.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“It wasn’t convenient to talk earlier. Now I’m outside.” Cecilia’s voice came through.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was just as Vivian had said.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Cecilia, you’re always so thoughtful.”</font></font>N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Zachary, I want to ask you. Was that surgery a failure, or was there some other reason?” Cecilia asked directly.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary hesitated, unsure of how to respond.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I don’t know if it failed or not. After the surgery, Nichs barged in with his men, injured Mason and me, then took Nathaniel away.” Zachary sighed. “Iter heard from Nichs that not only did Nathaniel’s eyes not recover, but also… well…”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He trailed off.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I’ve been with him these past few days. The doctors here have examined him, and he does have cognitive issues now,” Cecilia replied.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary felt even more guilty after hearing this.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He med himself. “I was so well–prepared. How did it turn out like this? If only I had convinced him not to do the surgery!”</font></font>
There was no point in regretting it now.
Cecilia was focused on making Nathaniel’s life asfortable as possible.
“I want to take Nathaniel out of the manor one weekend and have you secretly give him a full check–up.”
While caring for Nathaniel, Cecilia had noticed several needle marks on his body. She had no idea what the butler had been injecting him with.
Without hesitation, Zachary agreed.
“No problem. Just let me know once you’ve brought him out.”
“Got it.”
After hanging up, Cecilia returned to the manor.
That night, instead of going back to her own room, shey down beside Nathaniel.