<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 1138 Spam Call</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“That’s odd. Where is he?” Zachary wondered.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Just forget it.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Darren didn’t want to waste time.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Given that the Smith residence was heavily guarded by bodyguards all around, it was quite difficult for Darren to sneak in to see Madeline and Amelia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He could only observe the situation from a distance. Although he couldn’t see clearly, it was enough to give him a sense of reassurance.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He looked on for a very long time.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary was worn out. Seeing that Darren refused to leave, he had no choice but to call for a ride home.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He vowed to himself that he would never let his curiosity lead him to follow these two men again. It was truly dull.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In the Smith residence, Cecilia had alreadyid down to sleep, lightly dozing off, when suddenly, she found herself being pulled into someone’s embrace.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Immediately, she opened her eyes and reached out to turn on the bedsidemp. Following that, she saw the magnified handsome face of Nathaniel.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Am I dreaming? How did you get in?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Naturally, Nathaniel wouldn’t admit that he had scaled the wall to get in and nearly got caught by Sven and the bodyguards.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“How many bodyguards did you ask Sven to hire?” he asked, his voice hoarse.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Originally, this area was filled with his people, but now, there were others present as well.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Not many, about ten or so here,” replied Cecilia. “Is there a problem?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“No, you did very well.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel realized it was great for Cecilia to have someone reliable in her life. However, a hint of disappointment lingered in his heart, fearing that she would need him less and less as time went on.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He held her tightly in his arms.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia struggled a bit and said, “You’re squishing my stomach.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Only then did Nathaniel rx a bit, noticing that Cecilia’s belly was now noticeably swollen.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“What brings you here?” Cecilia asked again.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel felt a bit awkward to admit that he was upset because Cecilia didn’t reply to his messages. Instead, he changed the subject. “Do you know that Nichs is getting married?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Despite her seemingly casual words, Nathaniel remained unconvinced.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He looked away and said, “I just felt like it had been a long time since Ist saw you, so I came to visit.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia felt that the current Nathaniel was acting a bit peculiar.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Once you’re feeling better, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet. There’s no rush.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Yeah.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“All right, time for bed.” Cecilia closed her eyes.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel found himself gazing at her sleeping face, unable to resist reaching out to her.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia shook her head. “Stop messing around. I just want to get some good sleep.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">This was a rejection.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">For the first time. Nathaniel felt a twinge of fear. He also began to doubt his own charm, worrying that Nichs might steal Cecilia away from him.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Unaware of all these, Cecilia quickly fell asleep.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The next morning came, and it was still before dawn.</font></font>
Cecilia’s phone started ringing even before she had woken up.
Nathaniel took a nce at the phone. It was a call from Nichs.
He furrowed his brows, abruptly ending the call.
Blinking groggily, Cecilia asked. “Who is it?”
“It’s just some spam call,”
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“Get some more rest. I’m leaving first,” Nathaniel said in a hushed tone.
In a daze, Cecilia nodded. “Okay.”
Before he left, Nathaniel made sure to erase the call history.
Nichs stared at the disconnected call.
“Hasn’t Ms. Smith been heretely?” he asked the butler.
“She hasn’t
Nichs spected that Nathaniel was all right; otherwise, there was no way Cecilia could have remained so calm.
Elena had alsoe to know about Nathaniel’s disappearance and was currently staying in the manor. “What do you mean? Do you think Ceci took Nathaniel away?”
“Mons. I was just asking Nichs exined incagemvoice
Half an hourter, someone hurricallye inteport Bouroutside.
“We’ve found Mr Nathaniel”