When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him Novel

Chapter 1348 A Bunch Of Clueless Men

Nathaniel, who had experienced similar challenges in the past, couldn't help but offer his insight. "Darren, don't say I didn't warn you. If you keep pushing her like this, you're only going to drive her further away." Darren, however, wasn't in the mood to take advice. "What do you expect me to do? She left home with my child, and I'm supposed to go crawling back and apologize?"

Off to the side, Mason struggled to suppress his laughter. He had always thought Darren was pretty emotionally intelligent, but seeing him now, he realized Darren had much more in common with Nathaniel than he'd thought. Both men were clueless when it came to handling relationships.

Zachary, who had been lounging nearby, engrossed in his video game, finally spoke up. "Darren, you're being too soft. If it were me, I'd just go and bring my daughter back. She can come and go as she pleases after that." He paused for a moment, then added with a smug grin, "Look at Vivian. She's completely tamed now, isn't she?"

Both Nathaniel and Darren turned to look at him, clearly unimpressed.

"Stop boasting already," Darren said, rolling his eyes.

To prove his point, Zachary pulled out his phone and called Vivian right then and there. She answered, already sounding annoyed. "What do you want?"

Zachary's tone immediately shifted, reminding her, "Don't forget what happened before."

Cornered, Vivian had no choice but to change her tone. "Is there something I can do for you, Mr. Zachary?"

"Tell Mdm. Paula to make fewer dishes for dinner tonight. I won't be coming home," Zachary said, almost casually.

"Is that it?" Vivian muttered under her breath. "I'll still finish the meal even if you're not home," she added, then more softly, "All right."

Zachary hung up, looking quite pleased with himself.

Darren walked over, curiosity piqued. "How did you pull that off?"

Even Nathaniel, who had been deep in thought, seemed interested.

Even Ceci's not that nice to me.

Zachary smirked. "It's simple. You just need to make her feel guilty."

He shared his experience with the two, saying, "That's pretty much it. How you apply it is up to you."

Darren seemed to get the gist. "Got it. If it works, I'll buy you a private jet."

Nathaniel, however, remained lost in his own thoughts.

Make her feel guilty? How am I supposed to do that?

That evening, as work wrapped up for the day, Cecilia and a few others decided to go shopping for baby clothes.

Charlotte took Cecilia's hand. "Let's head to the mall and pick out some more clothes for your little one," she suggested.

Recently, Cecilia had been so busy

that she hadn't had a chance to prepare for the baby's arrival.

Realizing this, she mentioned it to Nathaniel, who had come to pick her up from work.

Thus, Nathaniel waited outside while the group of women went shopping, unsure whether the baby would be a boy or a girl, so they picked out both boys' and girls' clothes.

"This dress is beautiful," Lucille said, reaching for a pretty cocktail dress she had spotted on display.

Just as she was about to grab it, someone else snatched it away.

It was Stella.

Stella didn't even glance at Lucille but instead turned to Cassandra, saying, "Cassandra, I think this would look great on you. What do you think?"

The familiar voice immediately caught Cecilia's attention. She followed the sound, and sure enough, there was Stella, standing right there.

After all this time, she had thought Stella had vanished, but now she was suddenly back.

Unaware of who Stella was, Lucille spoke up, "Excuse me, miss, but I saw that dress first."

Stella simply ignored her.

Seeing the situation, Cassandra

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approached and, realizing who the group was, she turned to the salesperson. "I'll take all the clothes

they're holding."

The clothes at this store were all one-of-a-kind pieces, so the salesperson hesitated. "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Cassandra pulled out her card, her tone sharp. "I'm one of your top clients. Is there a problem with me buying clothes?" The salesperson, still unsure, replied, "But those items were already chosen by them."

Cassandra sneered. "So what? Have they paid for those items?"