novelbin Chapter 300: Cecilia Bennett – Departure
Chapter 300: Cecilia Bennett – Departure
Cecilia Bennett and Theo Shaw indeed had a great relationship, but Theo Shaw and Holly Sawyer had only met a few times.
There was no connection, not even familiarity.
"Alright, I’m heading out now. I’ll bring you some milk tea when I return."
Clara nodded and said, and then briskly left.
Holly thought that sooner or later Cecilia Bennett and Theo Shaw would end up together, but she didn’t anticipate their separation would be so sudden.
Theo Shaw asked Cecilia Bennett to meet him at the milk tea shop.
"Clara, you’re about to graduate. I’ll be waiting for you at Arkenfall University."
When Cecilia Bennett arrived, Theo Shaw was already waiting for her at the milk tea shop.
"Sure."
Cecilia Bennett smiled sweetly; there was only a week left until the college entrance exams.
The two of them chatted leisurely in the milk tea shop, and after buying milk tea for Holly Sawyer, Cecilia Bennett went back.
The taxi stopped at the entrance of the apartment complex, and after walking a few steps, Cecilia Bennett suddenly felt a discomfort in her stomach. She pressed her hand against it.
Thinking about the irregularities in her menstrual cycle, she decided to go to the hospital for a check-up.
After getting checked at the hospital, she was told she could only collect the results the next day. She bumped into Mrs. Shaw as she was leaving the hospital.
"Did you remember anything I said to you before?"
Mrs. Shaw saw Cecilia Bennett and immediately got straight to the point.
"Sorry, I, Cecilia Bennett, am not a pushover. I won’t be threatened."
Cecilia Bennett responded firmly, directly refuting her.
So what if it’s Theo Shaw’s mother?
Should she sweet-talk and fawn over her?
Sorry, that’s not going to happen.
Not to mention she has no current relationship with Theo Shaw. Even if she did, if Theo Shaw always sides with his mother, they are done.
"Here at the hospital? Don’t tell me it’s for a fertility check; my Shaw Family doesn’t want anyone without fertility."
Mrs. Shaw wasn’t purposely looking for Cecilia Bennett; it was really a coincidental encounter.
"If I had it, would you want me then?"
Cecilia Bennett rolled her eyes in exasperation, then walked past Mrs. Shaw and left.
"Why did it take so long?"
Holly Sawyer was lying on the sofa watching TV. Seeing Cecilia Bennett return, she commented in exasperation.
She had said she would be back an hour ago, yet now she had taken so long.
"I went to the hospital," Cecilia Bennett explained, "What show are you watching?"
"A web series where the male lead and female lead break up because the female lead can’t have children. It’s such a pity."
Holly Sawyer sighed with feeling.
"Wait, wasn’t the male lead very much in love with the female lead? He wouldn’t let her leave either."
Cecilia Bennett picked up some chips and started eating them, frowning slightly as she spoke.
Just watching the scene where the male and female leads were in conflict, she felt the male lead must deeply love the female lead.
Holly Sawyer explained, "The female lead feels guilty.""
"True, if it were me, I’d probably do the same."
"If you love someone, you’d want to have his children. If you can’t, then you leave."
Cecilia Bennett nodded in agreement.
She didn’t expect that what she said would come to happen.
The next day, Cecilia Bennett went to the hospital to get her test results. She looked at the data on the paper, her hands trembling slightly.
"With your condition, you might never have the chance to be a mother in this lifetime, but carefully..."
The doctor’s additional words went unheard as she walked out of the hospital in dismay.
The chances were slim, just a few percentage points.
She really loved children.
She didn’t tell Holly Sawyer about it, fearing that Holly would feel the same sadness she felt.
The time for the college entrance exams arrived as scheduled, and Cecilia Bennett performed steadily. After finishing the last subject, Theo Shaw waited at the school gate, holding a bunch of vibrant red roses for her.
Roses...
Cecilia Bennett lowered her eyes.
"Clara, now that exams are over, you can finally relax."
Theo Shaw handed over the large bouquet of roses to Cecilia Bennett, who accepted them while feigning calmness.
"Clara, will you be my girlfriend?"
Theo Shaw suddenly spoke, his eyes filled with sincerity.
He had liked Cecilia Bennett for a long time.
Cecilia Bennett was completely stunned, the flowers in her hands dropping instantly to the ground.
"Theo... I... you... we..."
Her heartbeat skipped a beat.
"Sorry, I have someone I like; he’s not you."
Cecilia Bennett stepped back slowly, looking at Theo Shaw as she spoke.
Rejecting someone you like is indeed a very painful thing.
"Help me."
Cecilia Bennett stepped back and accidentally bumped into a boy behind her. She remembered him; he had pursued her for quite some time.
The boy agreed.
Cecilia Bennett leaned toward him and kissed him lightly, like a dragonfly skimming the water.
"Theo, the one I like is him."
She forced a cheerful smile as she spoke to Theo Shaw, trying to appear happy.
"I’m sorry."
Theo Shaw felt a sharp ache in his heart and turned to leave.
Watching Theo Shaw walk away, Cecilia Bennett’s tears fell.
"You like him, so why didn’t you say yes?"
The boy saw Cecilia Bennett crying and naturally understood the situation.
"We’re not suitable."
"Sorry for using you as a shield."
Cecilia Bennett apologized to the boy.
"It’s okay."
The boy said it was alright.
When Holly Sawyer found out, she angrily scolded Cecilia Bennett, but Cecilia Bennett kept silent.
She knew that if Holly knew the whole story, she’d definitely tell Theo Shaw. Theo might not care, but his mother might...
Feelings can change.
She didn’t want to hold Theo Shaw back. He’s so outstanding, and there will be better choices for him.
Next came the release of the college entrance exam results and filling out college preferences.
Cecilia Bennett was really hesitant but eventually chose Arkenfall University.
When she received her acceptance letter, she took a photo of it, framed it, and told her parents she was going to study abroad.
Her parents had long talked about sending her abroad. Her stubbornness caused her to insist on staying, but now they were delighted by her change of heart.
Choosing Arkenfall University was just to get an acceptance letter identical to Theo’s.
Later, Cecilia Bennett went abroad, and they lost contact.
Theo Shaw, under Mrs. Shaw’s continuous nagging, married a girl who was his social equal.
The girl was gentle and quiet, with a stubborn streak somewhat like Cecilia Bennett.
Life isn’t a movie; what is missed is missed.
Regret is regret, but there’s no medicine for remorse in this world.
Later, Nathaniel Shaw and Cecilia Bennett got together. They didn’t love each other deeply, just had a good impression, so it wasn’t a compromise.
They didn’t have a smooth journey and faced many challenges in between. Nathaniel’s mother liked Cecilia Bennett and didn’t mind her infertility.
Cecilia Bennett never had any biological children; all the kids were adopted, but that was never disclosed outside.
It’s often said that children can enhance a marriage, but Cecilia Bennett and Nathaniel Shaw were happy even without children.
[The End]