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,

was too

pushed too hard

hear so how could he force

Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained

mouth to speak,

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moved to Peach

since Bianca got involved with Zane, she felt

then on, she went wherever she wanted to

Bianca. She sipped the tea

tastes quite good!”

so too,” Bianca replied, her voice

you’re not up for this, you don’t have

while at Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had pushed her to master them!

with Malcolm, Malcolm always found a way to pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca was reluctant to

she want to learn any of these delicate arts? She

Malcolm seemed intent on keeping her

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

“Bia.”

can always remember him!”

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

Remember Malcolm?!

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understood the weight behind her words. Undoubtedly, she

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

to Peach Garden?” Bianca’s gaze sharpened as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing

Natalie responded, “Yes”

me wonder what his care for you

Yes, his care!

actions had demonstrated his care

very sentiment now seemed dripping

was so ironic!

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

“You’ve been quite visible in social

a

Bianca had rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie

a smile playing on her l*ps, Bianca responded, “Yes.

to dislike all this,” Natalie

grow to like it,”

preoccupied with serious

had changed.

person she once couldn’t understand, acting according to

a moment but

seemed to know

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