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 now,

was too soon..

had pushed too

hear so how could he

the tremble in Cedric’s

speak, but ultimately, she

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to

with

she wanted to go in

sat across from Bianca.

tastes quite

I think so too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged

you don’t

these skills while at Malcolm’s side. He was

time with Malcolm, Malcolm always found a way to pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca was

these delicate arts? She was a

seemed intent on keeping her grounded and serving him.

the corner of Bianca’s lips, she declared,

“Bia.”

way, I can always remember

carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help but feel

Remember Malcolm?!

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

she already knew the

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

Natalie responded, “Yes”

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

Yes, his care!

Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care for

very sentiment now seemed dripping

so

to have waned since Isabella’s arrival. It was as if everything

remarked, “You’ve been quite visible in social

was a

circles. Natalie had even

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

dislike all this,” Natalie

it,”

in such matters, preoccupied with serious

had changed.

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

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

Bianca seemed to

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