When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1835 Three Times The Compensation

Nicholas had heard about Cecilia's situation a while ago. He knew she had

recently undergone surgery and had been staying in the hospital due to Queenie's health conditions.

He rolled down the car window, gazing into the hospital with an exceptionally calm demeanor.

He had been sitting in the car for quite a while when he pulled out his phone again. His eyes lingered on Cecilia's phone number. Despite a lengthy hesitation, he never made the call.

Nicholas was just about to drive off when he noticed two figures emerging. One was Cecilia, and the other was Nathaniel.

He saw Nathaniel carefully guided her, treading cautiously.

Nicholas gripped the steering wheel tightly.

He seemed lost in thought, with no indication of what was going through his mind.

Nathaniel and Cecilia didn't pay attention to his direction. They had stepped out of the building together to make a few purchases. As they were crossing the road, out of nowhere, a car was heading straight toward them.

With quick reflexes, Nathaniel swiftly moved to protect Cecilia.

Startled, Cecilia barely had time to react when she saw the car halt, stopping just

a mere centimeter away from the two of them.

Her heart was pounding fiercely, gazing at Nathaniel in panic.

Nathaniel carefully protected and gently reassured her, "It's all right now. Don't be afraid."

In truth, Cecilia couldn't quite catch what he was saying, but she knew he was trying to comfort her. "Mhm."

Nathaniel cast a sharp gaze at the vehicle, his brow furrowed.

Nicholas turned the car around and left.

Nathaniel didn't get a clear look at the driver, but he noted down the license plate number. He then picked up his phone and dialed Mason's number. "Look into this license plate number for me."

Cecilia accompanied Nathaniel to go shopping, and afterward, he escorted her back to the hospital.

"Take a good rest. I'm off to work now." Nathaniel carefully tucked her in with a blanket.

"All right." Cecilia smiled.

Queenie observed from the side, feeling reassured by the couple's way of interacting with each other.

Nathaniel returned to his company.

It was then Mason called him and revealed who the driver was on the phone.

"It belonged to Nicholas?" Nathaniel asked.

Mason nodded. "Yes. I had someone review the footage of this route, and it was indeed his car."

Nathaniel was taken aback. He hadn't anticipated his younger brother to be that insane. “What has he been up to lately?"

Recently, there had been too many things happening on Cecilia's end, to the point that Nathaniel didn't even have the time to pay attention to matters concerning Nicholas.

"I was informed he's collaborating with Mr. Blaine on several projects," Mason answered.

Nathaniel's expression shifted when he heard Blaine's name.

"Do you want someone to keep a close watch?" Mason asked.

"There's no need," Nathaniel stated solemnly.

"All right."

Nathaniel then called Blaine, who answered the call quickly. "Nathaniel, what's

gotten into you today? Why are you calling me?"

"End your project with Nicholas," Nathaniel said.

There was a brief silence on the phone, followed by Blaine's languid voice. "Wouldn't that be

inappropriate? We've already

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a contract. If I were to break it, I would have to pay compensation."

"I'll give you three times the compensation," Nathaniel declared.

After hearing that, Blaine couldn't help but wonder, "Nathaniel, he's your own little brother. Isn't that a bit much?"

"If you refuse, don't blame me for taking action." Nathaniel didn't bother with

further conversation.

Blaine was utterly bewildered. "I'm your cousin, though.”

After uttering those words, he wished he could smack his face.

After all, if Nathaniel had no qualms about dealing with his own younger brother,

why would he care about a cousin?noveldrama

"Will you agree or not?" Nathaniel was running out of patience.

"All right, all right. I'll do as you ask. However, if any issues arise between you brothers in the future, don't blame me―" Before Blaine could finish his sentence, Nathaniel had already hung up the phone on him. sŵnovel