When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1426 Release Cassandra

Nathaniel stood before her, looking utterly drained and disheveled, his face haggard from days of searching.

"I've looked into Stella and found no connection to Cecilia's disappearance. What else are you hiding from me?" he asked.

Had it not been for Cassandra's connection to the Rainsworth family and her status as Queenie's adopted daughter, Nathaniel would have undoubtedly lost control and did away with her by now.

A mixture of confusion and frustration clouded Cassandra's expression as she muttered under her breath, "How could this be? She was the one who said she'd take Cecilia out, and those two children..." Nathaniel's gaze hardened as he stepped closer, his voice low and tense. "Are you going to tell me the truth or not?"

Cassandra repeated, "I don't know anything. It was Stella, I swear."

Nathaniel, his patience wearing thin, turned on his heel and walked out of the room, leaving Cassandra once again immersed in the suffocating silence and darkness that surrounded her.

Cassandra's voice echoed in the dark room as she desperately pleaded, "Nathaniel, let me out! Someone, please, let me out!"

It was in that moment of helplessness that she realized she had been deceived by Stella.

Nathaniel stepped outside. As he checked his phone, he saw a slew of missed calls-some from Queenie, others from Elena. He dialed Queenie's number first. "What's going on?"

"Mr. Rainsworth," Queenie began, her tone cautious, almost hesitant, "have we made any progress? Any leads on Cecilia?" "Not yet," Nathaniel responded.

Queenie's disappointment intensified as she heard that. "How's Cassandra?"

Having watched Cassandra grow up, she had always held a deep affection for her, especially now that Cassandra was expecting a child. "She's fine for now," Nathaniel replied.

Queenie asked, "Could you release her so I can speak with her properly? There are things I need to ask her."

She knew Cassandra, having been pampered since childhood, would struggle with being confined. Plus, Queenie needed answers.

Nathaniel's gaze darkened as he asked, "Are you sure you want her released, especially when we still haven't fully investigated Cecilia's disappearance?" Cecilia is her biological daughter, not Cassandra.

Queenie was momentarily silent.

After a long pause, she finally spoke. "No matter the situation, Cassandra is still my adopted daughter. She's married to Nicholas and carrying his child. If she's truly at fault, you must inform me first. Don't take any action against her without consulting me."

"All right," he responded, his tone neutral, before ending the call.

Just as he was about to dial Elena, Elena called him again.novelbin

"Is Ceci still not found yet?" Elena asked with concern.

"Yes." Nathaniel nodded.

Elena sighed. "What should we do?"

While she was worried, she couldn't help saying, "Nathaniel, I know you're deeply worried about Cecilia right now. But Cassandra is pregnant, carrying your nephew. Could you please let her go?"

It wasn't until today that Elena

realized why Cassandra hadn't been

visiting the Rainsworth Manor.

concern

for Cassandra was

secondary; it was her grande net

growing in Cassandra's womb that truly weighed on her.

Nathaniel's brows furrowed as he listened to yet another person urging him to release Cassandra. He paused and suddenly realized this could be the key to finding Cecilia.

"All right, I'll let her go," Nathaniel agreed reluctantly.

"Exactly. That's more like it," Elena replied with a sigh of relief. "Let her go for now, but we'll settle the score once she's had the baby."

After ending the call, Elena returned to doting on her three grandsons.

Meanwhile, Eliot had just finished

the surgery, and it turned out to be a

success. Though Elena and the

others had kept him in the dark-et

about Cecilia's disappearance, he was keenly aware of everything going on.

"Grandma Elena, when will Mommy come to see me?" he asked again.

Elena felt sorry for the boy. "Just wait a little longer. Your mother is weak from giving birth to your two brothers. She needs to rest right now."

"All right then," Elliot replied, feigning compliance. However, the moment Elena left to tend to his two younger brothers, he wasted no time in reaching out to Jonathan.