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

other, and Natalie’s eyes were

took a deep breath and suppressed the heaviness in his

stated, “I told you,

Natalie remained silent.

it’s over. It’s a waste of

“Cedric!”

Palm Pearl belongs to me. I’m the one who snatched those projects from Premier Garden Corporation and Imperial

“You…”

Cedric, dumbfounded. She wanted to say something about his words. However, as

this moment, anything she said would be

ask me directly. I won’t hide it from you. Why go through such trouble behind my

wouldn’t hide it

was, was there any trust between them?

answer was

along the way, trust

to tell me, I might not believe it,” Natalie responded without hesitation.

a deep sense of helplessness

trust

didn’t trust

eyes.

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

knew her well had. “Is there anything else? I have a meeting

remembering why he had come here. Yet, this unexpected visit made him reevaluate Natalie, realizing that she was no longer

once knew.

door. “In the future, don’t make

remained silent. The atmosphere around her instantly turned

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

How pathetic!

Cedric opened the door, Natalie said in

her away.”

you care so

endless calm within that coldness.

had asked Natalie to

asked her to spend the same amount of time with

Isabella had informed Natalie that she was

once again told her not to make things difficult for

he was a king sitting on a throne, enjoying all the benefits without a care in the

turf. It’s easy for

coldly, “And you can’t stop

calm, it was more dangerous