The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Chapter 270

This whole incident had been plaguing Stefan’s mind, and he knew he would not be at peace until he found out the truth.

He took a deep breath and decided that the best course of action would be to ask the person directly involved in the matter-Cecilia Smith.

Cecilia had been sent to the hospital to receive emergency treatment, and her life was now out of danger, but because she was drowning in the water for too long, there were concerns that she might’ve damaged her brain, heart, and lungs, and she had to remain hospitalized for a few more days for observation. 1

All the guests had now left, with only Cecilia’s parents, Christopher, and Xavier remaining at the hospital with her. They were all standing outside the door to her private ward amid a tense and heavy atmosphere.

Cecilia’s mother was wringing her hands and staring cautiously at Christopher. She then fumblingly said, ’Chris… There were too many people earlier, so I couldn’t really speak to you frankly, but now that everyone’s gone, why don’t we sit down and have a proper talk about the things between you and Cecy?”

his eyes remained kind and gentle. He seemed to

talk about?” he

must know that Cecy has always been an indecisive girl, but she can also sometimes be a little headstrong. As her mother,

to Christopher and told him, “If everything had gone according to plan, I’d have raised my glass to your happiness and called you my son-in-law by now, Chris. Don’t listen to my wife. She’s talking nonsense. I know for a fact that Cecy has no feelings left for Stefan Hunt, but she is a gentle soul. She felt that she had once hurt Stefan, and she is unable to forgive herself until now. The truth is, the person she loves the most is still you. So don’t worry. Once Cecy has gotten better, we’ll find another suitable and auspicious date for the wedding, and everything

didn’t mean that Stefan holds a special place in Cecy’s heart, only that she still regrets hurting him. As for her feelings for you, that was pure and deep, for sure! You mustn’t let this misunderstanding stand

no fools. They knew that Christopher’s family was highly respected in Beach City and that this was probably the best family that their daughter could marry. Naturally, they weren’t about to let her miss out on this

was reply in a flat voice, “You’ve misunderstood me. I announced the ending of my relationship with Cecilia today, not because of her, much less

is,” he continued, “I’ve long noticed that Cecilia and I aren’t compatible with one another. But at the time, I guess we were just too enmeshed in our feelings, or perhaps a better way to put it is that we both sacrificed too much for our feelings to give it all up. In fact, I should thank Cecy, because her courage helped me to finally

“Wh… What?”