A Divorce After My Rebirth

Chapter 287 Because You Owe Her

Cedric looked at Natalie in a way that showed he could barely tolerate what she was doing.

He approached her, snatched the cigarette she had only smoked halfway, and forcefully stubbed it into the ashtray.

“Smoking is bad for your health!”

His tone was less than pleasant.

The familiarity of his words hit her.

Natalie suddenly remembered saying the same thing to Cedric before. Now, he had thrown the

words back at her.

Ignoring Cedric, she lit another cigarette.

Seeing her like this, a turbulent emotion surged in the man. He took away the lit cigarette, along with the whole pack.

“Are you here just to control me?” Natalie finally lost control and exclaimed. She glared at Cedric, the coldness in her eyes piercing.

That word, ‘control,‘ was immensely significant for both of them.

When Natalie married him, she had nothing. She didn’t have a family or guardian. As her husband, he assumed the responsibility of not only a husband when he married her but also that of a guardian–she was his dependent.

It showed just what kind of role Cedric played in Natalie’s world at that time.

However, now…

“Yes, I’m here to control you!” Cedric declared seriously, facing Natalie’s cold gaze.

The words made Natalie scoff. The irony in her laughter was not lost on Cedric.

“Fine, tell me, what right do you have to do so?” she retorted.

“Nat.”

“It’s over, do you understand? It’s been over for a long time!”

Things between them had ended a long time ago.

These words weighed heavily on Cedric’s mind. Each word pierced painfully into his heart. It was an ache that was suffocating

each other, and Natalie’s

a deep breath and suppressed the heaviness in

told you,

Natalie remained silent.

It’s a

“Cedric!”

I’m the one who snatched those projects

“You…”

dumbfounded. She wanted to say something about his words. However, as Cedric had stated, he was a shameless man.

said would be in

you want to know something, just ask me directly. I won’t hide

wouldn’t hide it

crucial question was, was there any trust between

was no.

along the way, trust had

might not believe it,” Natalie responded

at her. At this moment, a deep sense of helplessness

didn’t trust him…

just didn’t trust him.

eyes.

sure when this lack of trust started. The woman who once wholeheartedly relied on him now went to great

people who knew her well had. “Is there anything else? I have a meeting to attend,” Natalie said in an

remembering why he had come here. Yet, this unexpected visit made him reevaluate Natalie, realizing that she was

once knew.

the door. “In the future, don’t

around her instantly

of his visit? Why bother? Why not be straightforward? Why put on a pretense of caring so much about

How pathetic!

the door, Natalie said in

her away.”

so much about her,!

endless calm within that coldness. She spoke as if there were no connections

asked Natalie to move

amount of time with him that she had

informed Natalie

not to make things difficult

throne,

Simeria. This is my turf. It’s easy for me to make things difficult for

continued coldly, “And you can’t stop

it was more