chapter 41/ Painful Memories

“In that massive fire, I lost everything! Even conceiving became so difficult, yet you wanted me to send away the child I struggled so hard to bring into this world?!”

“I won’t send your child away. I won’t.” Cedric stepped forward, enveloping Natalie in his embrace. When Natalie felt the tremble in Cedric’s arms, she found its irony piercing.

“I won’t send her away,” Cedric repeated.

His arms around Natalie tightened subconsciously!

“Do you not find this situation ironic?”

“Nat.”

“We’ll never have a child of our own. So, why keep me by your side?”

“Nat…!”

“Isabella’s child and Caleb’s child… hah!”

“Stop! Just stop talking!”

Every word she uttered now felt painfully grating to Cedric’s ears, making even his breathing

difficult.

“You might be willing to play stepfather, but I won’t play stepmother,” Natalie said.

“Nat!!

On the matter of Isabella’s daughter, Natalie had always remained resolute.

She would never accept her.

Hearing her words, Cedric felt an overwhelming tightness in his chest.

“Can we discuss this later?”

He didn’t want to talk about it.

He couldn’t

Facing everything head–on felt so challenging!

He always pushed Natalie to accept everything. Yet, from her fragmented words, he discerned

her pain from their past life.

He knew she couldn’t forgive everything.

But regarding Isabella…!

let’s not discuss

was too

pushed

hear so how could he force her to

Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained

mouth to speak, but ultimately,

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to

with Zane,

she went wherever she wanted to go

Bianca. She sipped the

tastes quite good!”

so too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged with

not up for this, you

Malcolm’s side. He was the

Malcolm, Malcolm always found a way to pressure her into compliance. whenever there

want to learn any of these delicate arts? She

keeping her grounded and serving

growing more pronounced at the corner of Bianca’s l*ps, she declared, “No, I

“Bia.”

can always remember

word Bianca uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help

Remember Malcolm?!

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her words. Undoubtedly,

to let it go before this, she already knew

moved to Peach Garden?” Bianca’s gaze sharpened as she

Natalie responded, “Yes”

It makes me wonder what his care for you all those years amounted to?”

Yes, his care!

years, Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care

now seemed dripping

so ironic!

seemed to have waned since Isabella’s arrival. It was as if everything had soured ever since she

Bianca, Natalie remarked, “You’ve been quite visible

a fact.

in social circles. Natalie had even heard whispers

playing on her l*ps, Bianca responded,

used to dislike all

to like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

with serious affairs and

had

of person she once couldn’t understand, acting according to one’s position in

Natalie hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the news she

Bianca seemed to know

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