A Divorce After My Rebirth

Chapter 20 Wanting a Child

Natalie assumed that Cedric wouldn’t be back for a few days. To her surprise, he returned reeking of

alcohol after ten at night.

While drying her hair with a towel, she came out of the bathroom and spotted Cedric, who was still wearing the same clothes he had gone out in earlier.

Dressed in a bathrobe, a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes, and even her legs were tense. She turned and walked away without sparing him a glance. Evidently, she was heading to another room because even sharing the same space with him right now felt suffocating.

“Stop!”

She had only taken a couple of steps when she heard him call out in a chilling tone from behind her. That presence felt like it could tear her apart.

In her previous life, she had been heartbroken when she heard him speak to her in such a tone. But now, Natalie was calm, even in regards to his affair with Isabella

However, she had her pride, especially regarding the matter of divorce.

In the past, whenever she caused a scene, she would back down immediately if Cedric got angry. But this

time, she didn’t.

“Did you need something?” she asked indifferently, without turning around

She started to move more quickly, throwing her towel into the laundry basket by the door.

The man stared at her back with a gaze so intense it felt like it could pierce through her.

His voice grew colder as he asked, “Don’t you have anything to explain to me?”

Natalie snorted at his words. “No!”

Hearing hurried footsteps behind her, Natalie quickened her pace, but it was too late.

She fell into the man’s embrace.

Familiar scents mixed with the smell of alcohol.

raised her hand and slapped him across

Smack!

The air became still.

her from a higher vantage point. His eyes were hidden beneath. long lashes, but they failed to conceal his anger and

to push him away, but his b*dy

disgust flashed in

had told her that she was pregnant

nauseous.

treat you badly?” Cedric asked in a

what way?” Natalie

you do something like this?!” he asked, raising

clearly referring

knew that Cedric had already convinced himself she was behind Isabella’s

that she had broken Isabella’s legs and blinded her, which

woman.

the man who had claimed to believe in her

her with such

‘Do you really think I’d do something

even worthy.”

handsome face was

rough fingers grazed her chin, and his tone was unapologetically domineering,

what did you do with

was referring to the money she had apparently

know where that card was right now, so there was no way to explain.

shouldn’t be

Couldn’t he loudly tell everyone that she, Natalie, wasn’t that kind of person? Instead, he had to

worse, huh? So, did

think I should be? Should

eyes. Neither

heavier. It was clear that he believed she was showing no remorse despite

passed. In her past life, she had been filled with fear and trepidation when faced with Cedric at this moment. She had feared that he wouldn’t

want her.

now, all of this seemed incredibly absurd to Natalie. His b*dy and

have to be disappointed in