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

in Natalie’s hear so how could he

tremble in Cedric’s embrace,

mouth to speak, but ultimately, she remained

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to Peach

got involved with Zane, she

she went wherever she

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

actually tastes

I think so too,” Bianca replied, her voice

this, you

at Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had pushed her

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

would she want to learn any of these delicate arts? She was

intent on keeping her grounded and

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

“Bia.”

can always

word Bianca uttered carried immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t

Remember Malcolm?!

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Blanca understood the weight behind her

to persuade Bianca to let it go before this, she already knew the stakes.

she looked at Natalie, clearly

Natalie responded, “Yes”

It makes me wonder

Yes, his care!

Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care for Natalie.

sentiment now

was so ironic!

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

remarked, “You’ve been quite

a

rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie had even heard

playing on her

to dislike all this,” Natalie

grow to like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

with serious

times had changed.

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

the hospital.” Natalie hesitated for a moment but eventually shared the news she was privy

seemed to know

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