When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1049 Nicholas Is Here

“I can’t believe she refused to wear mourning attire when her mother died.” One scoffed

“Exactly. No wonder Paula never liked her. She really lacks a conscience.”

Those relatives discussed among themselves.

Concerned that Cecilia wouldn’t hear them, they approached under the guise of offering consolation. “Cecilia,” one said with feigned sympathy, “traditionally, one must mourn when their parents pass away. We understand you had your disagreements with your mother, but now that she’s gone, don’t you want her to rest in peace?”

“I heard you just arrived today. It was Magnus who kept vigil the past two nights, right? You really should stay tonight to be with your mother on her final night.

These people were surprisingly good at guilt–tripping.

Back when Paula was unkind to Cecilia, not a single soul stepped up to advise Paula to be kinder to Cecilia

“Apologies, I’m just here for a visit today. I won’t be staying overnight,” Cecilia stated, enunciating each word with clarity.

She no longer owed Paula anything.

Vivian chimed in, “It’s easy for you all to criticize Ceci, but you don’t even know half of it. Do you know how poorly Paula used to treat Cecil Ceci was almost killed by her! Why should Ceci mourn her now that she’s dead?”

The middle–aged women began lashing out instead of acknowledging their mistakes.

“Paula’s her mother who gave birth to her! She couldn’t possibly have done anything wrong!”

“Exactly! She gave birth to Cecilia, so even if she made mistakes, her merits and efforts outweigh them.”

“No wonder Paula often told us that she shouldn’t have given birth to her daughter. Now, I finally understand what she meant.”

Vivian felt the urge to tell them that Paula was not actually Cecilia’s biological mother, but Cecilia stopped.

her.

She wanted to wait until everyone had arrived before revealing the truth.

At that moment, a portly woman stepped forward, seizing Cecilia’s arm. “Come now, you ungrateful girl. Bow to Paula!”

Everyone was startled, and Cecilia, who was pregnant, couldn’t free herself from this strong woman.

Cecilia remembered her to be Paula’s cousin. She hailed from the countryside and often relied on Paula for support in the past.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“What are you doing? Let go of Ceci!” Vivian snapped back to her senses, trying to pull the woman’s hand away.

Vivian stumbled and fell, grazing her leg.

With this woman taking the lead, the other women all ganged up on Cecilia, forcing her to bow before Paula’s casket.

In their eyes, disrespecting one’s mother was considered a grave transgression.

They never stopped to question why Cecilia refused to mourn Paula.

They closed in around Cecilia, and by the time Vivian managed to rise, she could no longer see Cecilia, who was swallowed up by the crowd of women.

Magnus, watching from the side, hesitated but didn’t intervene. “Please be gentle. My sister is pregnant

He was hoping to make extra money and build up his network by organizing this funeral, so naturally, he wouldn’t dare to offend the guests.

Upon learning of Cecilia’s pregnancy, they were astonished. “You’re about to become a mother yourself. How would you feel if your son or daughter disrespected you? Let us teach you a lesson!”

Cecilia had already prepared herself, but she hadn’t anticipated the Escobars to be unreasonable shrews.

She regretted not letting Sven come along.

Recently, Sven had trained a group of fighters. I should be brought them along.

Cecilia knew that in her current state, she was no match for these people. She fiercely protected her abdomen and did not resist.

Seeing her cower instead of fighting back, they grew balder. They grabbed her roughly, dragging her toward Paula’s memorial picture and forcing her down, determined to make her kneel.

“What are you guys doing?”

At that moment, a cool, detached voice resonated. Everyone turned toward the sound and saw Nicholas, standing not too far away with a grim expression on his face.