Chapter 1756 Should I Be Grateful To You


    When Nichs answered the call, Cecilia''s voice came through, calm and steady. "Let''s meet," she said.


    Nichs tightened his grip on the phone. He remained silent for a brief moment before finally responding with a single word. "Okay."


    After ending the call, he nced at the address Cecilia had sent and instructed the driver to head there.


    Jocelyn, noticing the sudden change in route, remained silent, quietly observing Nichs from the corner of her eye.


    Before long, they arrived.


    Nichs stepped out of the car, then turned to Jocelyn. "Wait for me here."


    Jocelyn nodded. "All right."


    She watched as Nichs disappeared into a café, then slowly shifted her gaze away, letting out a quiet sigh.


    The driver, Corvan, couldn''t resist teasing, "Ms. Wright, what''s going on with you? Having some trouble in your love lifetely?"


    Unlike her usualposed demeanor at work, Jocelyn was more at ease around Corvan, who was older than her.


    She chuckled. "No, my love life has been pretty steady."


    "Steady?" Corvan raised an eyebrow, struggling to keep up with the way young people spoke these days. "So, when''s the wedding?"


    <i>The wedding...</i>


    Jocelyn was momentarily at a loss for words.


    Her thoughts drifted to Yannick-charming yet unreliable-leaving her with a lingering sense of uncertainty.


    "I don''t know," she admitted. "I''m just going with the flow."


    "Can''t me you," Corvan mused. "After being around Mr. Nichs for so long, I imagine it''s hard to find another man who measures up. He''s got that perfect blend of gentleness and charm."


    To outsiders, Nichs was the picture of a gentleman-humble, approachable, and kind to those who worked under him.


    Jocelyn chuckled again, but this time, there was a faint bitterness to her smile.


    "Yeah," Jocelyn murmured. "Mr. Nichs is indeed a great man. I hope he finds his happiness soon."


    "Indeed. It''s a shame that good


    people don''t always get what they deserve, Cassandra really crossed the Mr. Nichs is such a


    line.


    decent man, yet she chose to betray him."  swnovel


    As an outsider, Corvan was unaware of the full story.


    To him, Cassandra''s actions were nothing short of ingratitude. After all, Nichs wasn''t just wealthy and considerate-he was also strikingly handsome. What more coul@she have wanted?  swnovel


    Jocelyn fell silent, choosing not to continue the conversation. She wasn''t one to indulge in idle gossip or speak ill of others behind their backs.


    Besides, Corvan''s words weren''t entirely urate.


    Cassandra had her ws-her temper could be unpredictable-but Jocelyn could tell that her feelings for Nichs had been sincere. The real issue wasn''t her.


    It was Nichs. His heart had never been Cassandra''s to begin with. It had always belonged to Cecilia, and no one else had ever been able to change that.


    As Nichs stepped into the café, his gaze immediatelynded on Cecilia, who was seated by the window.


    She also noticed him. Rising to her feet, she greeted him with a voice so devoid of warmth that it sent a chill through the air."Mr. Rainsworth."


    Nichs'' throat tightened slightly. After a brief pause, he gave a small nod. "Hmm."


    Cecilia sat back down, and Nichs pulled out the chair across from her, lowering himself into it.


    For a moment, they simply faced each other in silence.


    In the end, it was Nichs who broke the silence. "Ceci... have you


    remembered?"


    Cecilia nodded. "Yeah."


    Another heavy pause. Nichs''s jaw tightened, his expressionplicated."Do you hate me now?"


    "What else? Should I be grateful to you?"


    Cecilia had always seen Nichs as the boy next door-a genuinely good person. But now, she realized there was something deeply wrong beneath the surface.


    "I think you should consider seeing a therapist," she said.


    Nichs'' expression stiffened instantly. "What?"


    "On the outside, you seem like a gentleman polite, easy to get along with. But deep down, your heart is consumed by darkness. I''ve already told you before-everything that happened in the past was a O misunderstanding. And besides, I don''t owe you anything, do I? If anything, you owe me. I saved your life back then."  swnovel