<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 1261 Led The Child Astray</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Struggling to sit up, Cecilia asked, “And then?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel didn’t want to deceive her any longer, so he answered truthfully. “After that, I felt that you were a perfect match for me, and we could potentially build a wonderful family together.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Back when the Smith family hadn’t broken their promise, Nathaniel had contemted how to be a good husband and a good father. Unfortunately, his pride had always been his downfall.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After they broke the promise during Magnus‘ wedding, he became theughingstock of the high society. Following this, he vented all his anger on Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia gave a nod. “All right, then.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Concerned about any possible misunderstandings, Nathaniel then dered, “However, I’m absolutely certain now. I like you.”</font></font>This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The sudden confession left Cecilia somewhat flustered. She closed her eyes and said, “Yes. I know. Let’s sleep.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel, unwilling to let it go, asked, “What about you? Have you really stopped liking me?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia found herself at a loss for words, only to hear him adding, “I’ll handle the online news for you. You can rest easy and don’t worry about it.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Aren’t you going to ask if it’s true?” Cecilia teased him intentionally.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Even if it were true, I’d handle it,” Nathaniel dered resolutely.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia then grew too weary to even bother talking to Nathaniel. Why can’t he just say that he doesn’t believe it? After marrying him, I never did anything to betray him. He just doesn’t seem to have an ounce of trust in me.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Go to sleep.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia fell silent after that, gradually drifting off into dreand.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel was lying alone on the ground, unable to fall asleep. His gaze would often drift toward Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">When he heard the woman’s steady breathing, he could no longer resist embracing her.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The moment Cecilia leaned against him, he finally felt at ease, a hint of sleepiness creeping over him. Unaware, he drifted off to sleep.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The sunlight outside the window gently fell upon the two of them.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Cecilia woke up because of the heat. The temperature at that time was inconsistent, fluctuating between hot and cold.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She was wary of harming her health, so she maintained a constant temperature in her room, which generally didn’t fluctuate much.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She opened her eyes, somewhat puzzled. Why is it so hot today?</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">However, she soon realized that Nathaniel was holding her as he slept.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In a sh, Cecilia was filled with anger. She pulled away from his arms and wriggled out of his embrace. “Nathaniel, why do you always go back on your word?” she questioned.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He had agreed to sleep on the floor, yet somehow, he still ended up in her bed.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Nathaniel slowly opened his eyes, groggy from sleep. “How did I end up sleeping here?”</font></font>
Seeing him y dumb, Cecilia was so frustrated that she could hardly contain herself. She was on the verge of kicking him off the bed when the room’s door was suddenly pulled open from the outside.
“Sc*mbag daddy, Mommy, you guys slept togetherst night, huh?” Elliot asked loudly.
The threedies who had just gotten up outside had all heard it, their ears perking up one after another.
In the presence of the child, Cecilia couldn’t possibly kick Nathaniel again. She exined with a forced smile, “No. Your daddy was initially sleeping outside. He sleepwalkedst night and ended up sleeping next to me.”
Elliot was quite the trickster. “Mommy, I’m not three years old anymore. I understand that you and Daddy were a man and a woman alone together, so you two were unable to help yourselves. That’s how it’s always portrayed on TV.”
Cecilia had made up her mind that, in the future, she would ensure that Lucille and the others watched television less frequently when Elliot was around. They’ve led such a young child astray.
Nathaniel shamelessly said, “Eli, you make a fair point. After all, it’s been a while since I’ve spent time with Ceci. I just couldn’t help myself
He was so serious that he didn’t even seem like he was ying the fool.
Cecilia then rose from the bed, not wanting to engage with him.