Chapter 684


    Chapter 684


    Two crisp ps echoed loudly in the room.


    Nathaniel was jolted awake, finally releasing her robe from his grip as he sat up on the sofa.


    Rubbing his throbbing head and stinging cheeks, he looked up at Sheena, still in a daze.


    “Nana?”


    Sheena raised her chin coldly, her eyes fixed on him without a hint of sympathy.


    “You barged into my ce in the middle of the night and disturbed my sleep! Now that you’re awake,


    get out!”


    Nathaniel lowered his head, seemingly ignoring her words. Suddenly, he started sobbing softly.


    His tear–filled, helpless blue eyes met Sheena’s gaze, and his face bore the imprints of her ps.


    Sheena observed his tearful disy without a flicker of emotion.


    “Stop pretending! Just leave. Your stench fills the air, and no air freshener can mask it!”


    With a hint of disgust in her eyes, she turned to leave, but Nathaniel grabbed onto her robe again.


    “Nana, do you remember seven years ago? In spring, I took you to the field for horse racing. In


    summer, I jumped into the pond to pick lotus flowers for you. In autumn, I taught you archery and target


    shooting. In winter, we built snowmen and had snowball fights. Back then, we were carefree…”


    Sheena halted but did not turn around.


    Nathaniel seemed to be lost in his wonderful memories, and his tears intensified. From N?velDrama.Org.


    “I’m a bastard child. My dad tried to hide my identity, but I have many half- siblings in the Nicholls


    family, and I had no status there. Dad was too busy to care, and I had to endure the bullying alone. I


    understood from a young age that if I wanted something, I had to fight for it! To be worthy of your status


    as the heiress of a wealthy family, I chose to leave you temporarily and join the Special Investigation


    Department.”


    He continued in a sobbing mess, “The training days were tough, incredibly tough! But as long as I


    thought of you, I could endure it. I always believed that if


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    you waited a bit longer, a few more years, I would return after rising to the top of the Special


    Investigation Department, and we could finally get married once I returned, but…”


    Nathaniel’s voice choked, and he cried uncontrobly.


    For years, he had silently borne all the pain alone, never disying such heartbreak in front of others.


    “But I never expected you to encounter trouble the next year and end up in Farlem, even falling in love


    with Elliot! I regret it so much! I regret not holding onto you tighter back then! Why did I let go!”


    Countless images of bygone days shed before Sheena’s eyes.


    Sheena sighed silently.


    “Once you missed the chance, it’s gone. There’s no way to go back. Life is about moving forward, yet


    you willingly got stuck in a dead–end, refusing to see things differently.”


    He paused to take a breather, then continued, “However, I never expected him to be the head of the


    National Investigation Bureau. With Professor Y’s help, he even managed to survive for another six


    months! I never expected it would make you love him even more, with your heart and eyes only on


    him…”


    As he spoke of these incidents, Sheena’s hatred surged again.


    She coldly pushed away his hand that was holding her robe.


    “You’re drunk! The servant will bring you a hangover teater. Once you’ve had it, let Jamie take you


    back to Alzer Pce. I’m tired. I’m going upstairs to sleep.”


    She walked away without looking back.


    Just as she reached the staircase, Nathaniel’s desperate, low howl reached her


    ears.


    “Nana, what do you want me to do to get another chance? If I were like Elliot, willing to risk my life for


    you, would you spare me a nce?”