A Divorce After My Rebirth

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…!

discuss this

too

pushed too

might still be fresh in Natalie’s hear so how could he

tremble in Cedric’s

mouth to speak, but ultimately, she

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had moved to Peach Garden.

with Zane, she felt

she went wherever she wanted to

back of Versant Villa, Natalie sat across from Bianca. She sipped the tea Bianca had brewed and

tastes quite good!”

Bianca replied, her voice tinged with

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

side. He was the one who

her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca was reluctant to

these delicate arts? She was a high–ranking

intent on keeping her grounded and

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

“Bia.”

way, I can always

Even Natalie couldn’t help but feel a twinge of

Remember Malcolm?!

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with Blanca understood the weight behind her words. Undoubtedly,

she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie didn’t try to advise her

to Peach Garden?” Bianca’s gaze sharpened as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her piercing scrutiny towards Cedric

Natalie responded, “Yes”

makes me wonder what his care for you all those

Yes, his care!

years, Cedric’s actions had

that very sentiment now seemed dripping

so ironic!

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

at Bianca, Natalie remarked, “You’ve been

was a fact.

rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie had even heard whispers about

of a smile playing on

all

like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

she had no interest in such matters, preoccupied with serious

had changed.

the very kind of person she once couldn’t understand, acting according

for a moment but

Bianca seemed to know already.