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

Natalie’s eyes were cold and distant.

suppressed the heaviness in his

“I told you, I’m

Natalie remained silent.

bother saying it’s over. It’s a waste of breath!”

“Cedric!”

people to stop investigating. Palm Pearl belongs to me. I’m the one

“You…”

looked at Cedric, dumbfounded. She wanted to say something about his words. However, as Cedric had stated, he

she said

the future, if you want to know something, just ask me directly. I won’t hide it from you. Why go through such trouble behind my

it

question was, was there

was

way, trust had

I might not

this moment, a deep

didn’t trust

she just didn’t trust

eyes.

relied on him now went to great

knew her well had. “Is there anything else? I have a meeting to attend,” Natalie said in an ice–cold tone.

here. Yet, this unexpected visit made him reevaluate Natalie, realizing that she was no longer the Natalle

once knew.

“In

around her

visit? Why bother? Why not be straightforward? Why put on a

How pathetic!

the door, Natalie said in

her away.”

you care so much

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

had asked Natalie to

her to spend the same amount of time with him that she had spent with Irwin in those two years.

Isabella had informed Natalie

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 world?

It’s easy for

coldly, “And you can’t

tone was calm, it