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…!

not discuss this now, okay?”

too

he had pushed

so how could he force

the tremble in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained

opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately, she

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had moved to Peach Garden.

Bianca got involved with Zane, she felt

wherever she wanted to

Villa, Natalie sat across from Bianca. She sipped the tea Bianca had

actually tastes quite

replied, her

for this, you don’t have to continue,” Natalie said.

Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had

her time with Malcolm, Malcolm always found a way to pressure her

any of these delicate arts? She was a high–ranking

seemed intent on keeping her

pronounced at the corner of Bianca’s l*ps,

“Bia.”

I can

uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t

Remember Malcolm?!

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weight behind her words. Undoubtedly, she harbored deep resentment towards

tried to persuade Bianca to let it go before this, she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie didn’t try to advise

she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her

Natalie responded, “Yes”

to do anything, huh?! It makes me wonder what his care for

Yes, his care!

years, Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his

very sentiment now seemed

so

Isabella’s arrival. It was as if everything had soured

remarked, “You’ve been quite visible in social circles lately.”

a

prominence in social circles. Natalie had even

a hint of a smile playing on her l*ps, Bianca responded,

dislike all this,” Natalie

grow to like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

with serious affairs and unable to

times had changed.

she

is in the hospital.” Natalie hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the news she

seemed to know

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