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…!

discuss this now, okay?”

was too

had pushed too

scars might still be fresh in Natalie’s hear so how could he

in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie

her mouth to speak, but ultimately,

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to

with Zane,

she went wherever she wanted

Bianca. She sipped

tastes quite

replied, her

up for this, you

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

her into compliance.

to learn any of these delicate arts? She was a high–ranking lawyer, not some

seemed intent on keeping her grounded and serving

pronounced at the corner of Bianca’s lips, she declared, “No, I

“Bia.”

can always remember

word Bianca uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help but feel a twinge of unease.

Remember Malcolm?!

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her words.

Bianca to let it go before this, she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie didn’t try to advise her again.

sharpened as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her piercing scrutiny towards Cedric

Natalie responded, “Yes”

to do anything, huh?! It makes me wonder what his care for you all those years

Yes, his care!

actions had demonstrated his care

that very sentiment now

was so

waned since Isabella’s arrival. It was as if

Bianca, Natalie remarked, “You’ve been

was a

since marrying Zane, Bianca had rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie had

a smile playing on her lips, Bianca responded, “Yes.

to dislike all

like it,” Bianca

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

had

person she once

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

Bianca seemed to know

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