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 this now,

too soon..

had pushed too hard before.

scars might still be fresh in Natalie’s hear so

in Cedric’s embrace,

her mouth to speak, but ultimately,

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moved to Peach

involved with Zane, she felt

wherever she

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

tastes quite good!”

too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged with

for this, you

side. He was

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

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

Malcolm seemed intent on keeping

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

“Bia.”

I can always remember

immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help but feel

Remember Malcolm?!

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understood the 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

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

Natalie responded, “Yes”

makes me wonder

Yes, his care!

years, Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care for

that very sentiment now seemed dripping with

was so

It was as

“You’ve been quite visible in

was a

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

playing on her l*ps, Bianca responded,

to dislike all this,” Natalie

like it,” Bianca confidently

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

had

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

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

to know already.