Cedric furrowed his brows, his gaze fixed in the direction where Natalie and Heather had just departed.

"Stop looking at them!" Stephen commanded, his tone significantly graver.

There was an unmistakable difference in his attitude.

Before, Natalie was his niece.

Now that he confirmed Natalie was his own daughter, everything was different!

Many things had transpired that Natalie hadn't spoken of since her return from Wexford, but Stephen had learned much from Clyde.

Hence, his stance toward Cedric now was markedly different than before.

Cedric glanced at Stephen and began, "She just..."

"As you've seen, her vision has deteriorated rapidly. The doctors say that without surgery, she won't have much time left with her vision," Stephen cut him off coldly.

At that moment, Cedric felt an overwhelming pang and suffocation in his chest.

"How...?" he managed to murmur.

took her to Mount Elven," Stephen

Mount Elven?

he discovered that Irwin had taken Natalie there, his

subconsciously believed that Natalie's constitution wasn't suited for such cold climates. However, he hadn't expected the consequences to be this severe, least of all for her

had a profound impact on her eyes, leading to

an intensified pain in his heart upon

truly Irwin's decision to take her to Mount Elven that caused her

within him, plunging

Cedric's intensity, Stephen sighed again. "Don't

him one chance, but Cedric

Natalie would always be there. He assumed she would always wait for him, hence his reckless

Yes!

was how the old

had given him countless chances, so he recklessly chose

things were different

so Cedric always had her forgiveness as long as he wanted

took

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