A Divorce After My Rebirth by Gentle Rain in June

Chapter 20 Wanting a Child

Natalie assumed that Cedric wouldn’t be back for a few days. To her surprise, he returned reeking of

alcohol after ten at night.

While drying her hair with a towel, she came out of the bathroom and spotted Cedric, who was still wearing the same clothes he had gone out in earlier.

Dressed in a bathrobe, a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes, and even her legs were tense. She turned and walked away without sparing him a glance. Evidently, she was heading to another room because even sharing the same space with him right now felt suffocating.

“Stop!”

She had only taken a couple of steps when she heard him call out in a chilling tone from behind her. That presence felt like it could tear her apart.

In her previous life, she had been heartbroken when she heard him speak to her in such a tone. But now, Natalie was calm, even in regards to his affair with Isabella

However, she had her pride, especially regarding the matter of divorce.

In the past, whenever she caused a scene, she would back down immediately if Cedric got angry. But this

time, she didn’t.

“Did you need something?” she asked indifferently, without turning around

She started to move more quickly, throwing her towel into the laundry basket by the door.

The man stared at her back with a gaze so intense it felt like it could pierce through her.

His voice grew colder as he asked, “Don’t you have anything to explain to me?”

Natalie snorted at his words. “No!”

Hearing hurried footsteps behind her, Natalie quickened her pace, but it was too late.

She fell into the man’s embrace.

Familiar scents mixed with the smell of alcohol.

from me!” Natalie raised her hand and slapped him across

Smack!

The air became still.

a higher vantage point. His eyes

away, but his body was like a solid

met, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. Every time she thought

was

nauseous.

in a restrained voice, breaking the silence between

way?” Natalie

do something like

clearly referring to

convinced himself she was

her, which is why he had labeled

woman.

man who had claimed to believe in her a moment

with

tone, ‘Do you really think I’d do

even worthy.”

was as cold as

and his tone was unapologetically domineering, demanding,

did you do with all

to the money she had apparently received in her

was right now, so there was no way to explain. Besides, she had no interest in

shouldn’t be

he loudly tell everyone that she, Natalie, wasn’t that kind of person? Instead, he had to tell her that she shouldn’t be that kind of

Isabella had it worse, huh? So,

think I should be? Should I graciously

Neither wanted to

Cedric’s eyes grew heavier. It was clear that

passed. In her past life, she had been filled

want her.

now, all of this seemed incredibly absurd to Natalie. His body and heart had already

he have to be disappointed in

you let go of me?” Natalie’s voice was icy when Cedric pressed closer