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.

from me!” Natalie raised her hand and slapped him across the

Smack!

The air became still.

man straightened up, looking down at her from a higher vantage point. His eyes

his

met, a hint of disgust flashed in her

life, Isabella had told her that she was pregnant with Cedric’s child, Natalie couldn’t help but

nauseous.

asked in a

what way?” Natalie replied

something like this?!” he asked,

clearly referring

already convinced himself she was

legs and blinded her, which is

woman.

ridiculous how the man who had claimed to believe in her a moment ago was

with such

a frigid tone, ‘Do you really think

even worthy.”

was

his tone

do with all

the money she

that card was right now, so there was no

shouldn’t

that she, Natalie, wasn’t that kind of person? Instead, he had to tell her that she shouldn’t be that

had it worse, huh? So, did that

Then, what kind of person do you think I should be? Should I graciously accept it when I hear

two locked eyes. Neither wanted to back

Natalie’s sharp words, the disappointment in Cedric’s eyes grew heavier. It was clear that he

Natalie, she felt her heart grow colder as moments 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 believe

want her.

absurd to Natalie.

have to be