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…!

not discuss

too soon..

pushed too hard

be fresh in Natalie’s hear so how could he force her to accept

Cedric’s

her mouth to speak, but ultimately,

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had moved to

got involved with

she wanted to

from Bianca. She sipped the

actually tastes quite good!”

I think so too,” Bianca replied, her voice

this, you don’t have to continue,” Natalie

these skills while at Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had pushed

Malcolm always found a way to pressure her into compliance.

arts?

seemed intent on keeping her grounded

growing more pronounced at the corner of Bianca’s lips, she declared, “No, I want to

“Bia.”

can always

immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help

Remember Malcolm?!

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weight behind her words. Undoubtedly, she harbored deep resentment

she already knew the

really moved to Peach Garden?” Bianca’s gaze sharpened as she looked at

Natalie responded, “Yes”

wonder what his care for

Yes, his care!

those years, Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care for

sentiment now seemed dripping with irony.

so ironic!

that care seemed to have waned since Isabella’s arrival. It was as if everything had soured ever since she appeared.

at Bianca, Natalie remarked, “You’ve been quite visible in social circles

was a

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

of a smile playing on her lips, Bianca

dislike all this,” Natalie noted.

grow to like it,” Bianca

interest in such matters, preoccupied with serious affairs and unable to

times had changed.

becoming the very kind of person she

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

Bianca seemed to

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