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 this now, okay?”

was too

he had pushed too

hear so how could he

the tremble in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie

opened her mouth to speak, but

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to

involved with Zane, she

she went wherever she wanted

Villa, Natalie sat across from Bianca. She sipped

actually tastes quite

so too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged

you’re not up for this, you don’t have to continue,”

learned all these skills while at Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had pushed

pressure her into compliance. whenever

delicate arts? She was a high–ranking lawyer, not some wealthy housewife!

on keeping her grounded and serving him.

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

“Bia.”

way, I can

uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help but feel a twinge of

Remember Malcolm?!

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weight behind her words. Undoubtedly, she harbored deep

she already knew the

as she looked at Natalie,

Natalie responded, “Yes”

me wonder what his care

Yes, his care!

actions had demonstrated his care for

that very sentiment now

was so

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

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

a

rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie had even heard whispers about the conflicts between her

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

used to dislike all this,” Natalie

to like it,” Bianca confidently

had no interest in such matters, preoccupied with serious affairs and unable

had changed.

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

Natalie hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the news

Bianca seemed to know already.

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