, Chapter 292 Who Is The Father , Outside, the wild wind was howling, and a tree by the window was bent under the weight of the accumulated snow, , The nurse brought dinner to Cecilia, but she lost her appetite after only taking a few bites. , Elena had entered the room at some point, unnoticed. She hadn’t uttered a word. Instead, she walked over to the window and drew the curtains closed. , Compared to her previous radiance, Elena now seemed particularly haggard, her face deathly pale. , The room fell into a silence as still as death. , Elena turned to look at Cecilia, bluntly asking, “The child you’re carrying is Nathaniel’s, isn’t it?” , In the heat of the moment, Cecilia instinctively lied by saying, “No.” , Elena’s eyes narrowed slightly. , She forced herself to remain calm as she said, “There’s no need for you to lie. I know you spent your entire , pregnancy with Nathaniel” , “Did you stay up watching over us at night too?” Cecilia retorted. , Elena was left utterly speechless. , Nathaniel has yet to consciousness, and Cecilia claimed that child she’s not belong to the Rainsworth it that others in the future? can’t that! , Elena softened her tone as she approached Ceci’s bed. “Ceci, I know I’ve been overly harsh on you in the past, but lying to me about something like this is just too much. Whether the child you’re carrying is a member of the Rainsworth family is not solely your decision to make.” , Cecilia knew that Elena was a fiercely independent and controlling individual. She understood that if she were to tell Elena the truth, once the child was born, there was no doubt that it would not be hers to claim. , “I’ve already made myself quite clear, Mdm. Elena. If you still have doubts, feel free to your , son.” , Elena’s expression tensed up. , Whenever she mentioned Nathaniel, her eyes would well up , with tears. , “You have the audacity to mention Nathaniel? Do you have any idea that he’s still in the ICU because he saved you? And his eyes… The doctors said they were pierced by glass and completely blinded.” , , glass and completely ? , Cecilia stared at her, unable to believe what she was hearing. , “What?” , “The doctor said that even if Nathaniel could wake up, he would be blind!” Elena clenched her fists tightly. , like that. Nathaniel has blind, who else could I , on? , Cecilia could never have imagined that Nathaniel, a man born with a golden spoon in his mouth, would have his eyes ruined. , he, a man , had , Cecilia had always known the reasons why Nathaniel didn’t like her. Besides the deceptive marriage, another reason was her hearing impairment. , Due to her easygoing nature, she was often the subject of ridicule by the sons and daughters of prestigious families. , Nathaniel’s was having to me to banquets. that his had been … , From the look in Cecilia’s eyes, Elena discerned that she wasn’t as ruthless as she appeared to be. , “Cecilia, Nathaniel confessed to me, saying that it was you who saved me in the past. At first, I didn’t believe it, but later on, I had it investigated and indeed, I had been blind to the truth, mistaking you for someone else. I apologize to you right now! , This time, Nathaniel saved you. Consider it as atonement for my past mistakes. But you mustn’t be ungrateful!” Elena stared intently at Cecilia, questioning her word by word as she asked, “Now, tell me, who is the father of the child you’re carrying?” , Elena had already made up her mind. As long as Cecilia admitted that the child she was carrying was Nathaniel’s, once the baby was born, she would find a way to raise the child and have the child take over Nathaniel’s position. , After a long silence, Cecilia was just about to speak up and reveal the truth when there was a frantic knocking at the door. , Elena went to open the door. , From a distance, Cecilia heard the approaching nurse say, “Mdm. Elena, Mr. Rainsworth has , come to.” , , , , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.