Chapter 298 The Rift Widens

• The two of them sat across from each other, the atmosphere thick with tension. Nathaniel broke the silence first, his voice tinged with frustration. “Why can't you hear? Why didn't you tell me what's going on?”
• Cecilia kept her head down, her eyes clouded with confusion. “I thought it would get better once I got home,” she murmured.
• Nathaniel raised his hand, intending to reach out and touch her, but Cecilia deftly avoided his grasp. His hand froze in mid-air, and his expression hardened. “Who were you with today, Ceci?”