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 this

too

had pushed

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

tremble in Cedric’s embrace,

her mouth to speak, but ultimately, she

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had moved to Peach

since Bianca got involved with Zane, she

on, she went wherever she wanted to go in

Villa, Natalie sat across from Bianca. She sipped the tea Bianca had brewed and wryly smiled.

actually tastes quite good!”

so too,” Bianca replied,

not up for this, you

while at Malcolm’s side.

pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca

would she want to learn any of these delicate arts? She was a high–ranking lawyer,

intent on keeping her grounded and serving

of Bianca’s

“Bia.”

can

uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help

Remember Malcolm?!

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familiar with Blanca understood the weight behind her words. Undoubtedly,

go before this, she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie

as she looked

Natalie responded, “Yes”

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

Yes, his care!

had demonstrated his care

sentiment now seemed dripping with

so

arrival. It was as if everything had soured ever since she appeared.

been quite visible in social circles

was a

circles. Natalie had even heard whispers about the conflicts between her and Jade.

a smile playing on her lips, Bianca

all this,”

to like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

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

times had changed.

she found herself becoming the very kind of person she once couldn’t understand, acting according to

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

to

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