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.

that Irwin took her to Mount

Mount Elven?

When he discovered that Irwin had taken

wasn't suited for such cold climates. However, he hadn't expected the

sunlight had a profound impact on her eyes, leading to her current condition," Stephen said with

pain in his heart upon hearing

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

him,

intensity, Stephen sighed again.

chance, but Cedric failed

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

Yes!

the

he recklessly chose her to abandon

were

had nothing, so Cedric always had her forgiveness as long as he wanted

took her for

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