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

he had pushed too hard before.

be fresh in Natalie’s hear so how could he

in Cedric’s

mouth to speak, but ultimately, she remained silent.

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had moved to

got involved with Zane, she

went wherever she wanted to go

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

actually tastes quite good!”

I think so too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged

this, you don’t

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

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

delicate arts? She was a high–ranking

seemed intent on keeping her grounded and serving him.

of Bianca’s l*ps, she declared, “No, I want to do this!”

“Bia.”

I can always

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

Remember Malcolm?!

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with Blanca understood the weight behind her words.

go before this, she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie didn’t try

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

Natalie responded, “Yes”

do anything, huh?! It makes me wonder what his care for you

Yes, his care!

had demonstrated his

very sentiment now seemed dripping

so ironic!

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

at Bianca, Natalie remarked, “You’ve been quite

was a

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

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

to dislike all this,” Natalie

like it,” Bianca

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

times had changed.

kind of person she once couldn’t

but eventually shared the

Bianca seemed to know