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…!

let’s not discuss

was too

he had pushed too

be fresh in Natalie’s hear so how could he force

in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained cold.

mouth to speak, but

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moved to Peach Garden.

with Zane, she felt liberated!

on, she went wherever she wanted to go in

across from Bianca. She sipped the tea Bianca had brewed and wryly

actually tastes quite good!”

Bianca replied, her voice tinged

you don’t have to

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

found a way to pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca was reluctant to do.

arts? She was a

keeping her grounded

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

“Bia.”

can always remember him!”

carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help

Remember Malcolm?!

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understood the weight behind her words. Undoubtedly, she harbored deep resentment

Bianca to let it go before this, she already knew

sharpened as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her piercing scrutiny towards Cedric

Natalie responded, “Yes”

do anything, huh?! It makes me wonder

Yes, his care!

Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care for Natalie.

sentiment now

so

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

“You’ve been quite visible in

a fact.

risen to prominence in social circles.

playing on her

to dislike all this,” Natalie

grow to like it,”

preoccupied with serious affairs and unable to comprehend

times had

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

hospital.” Natalie hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the news she was privy

to know