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,

was too soon..

he had pushed too hard

hear so how could he force

tremble in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained cold.

speak, but ultimately,

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had moved to

since Bianca got involved with Zane, she felt

went wherever she wanted to go in Simeria.

Bianca. She sipped the tea Bianca had

tastes

think so too,” Bianca replied, her voice tinged with bitterness.

this, you don’t have to

skills while at Malcolm’s side. He was the one who had pushed her to master them!

always found a way to pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something

delicate arts?

Malcolm seemed intent on keeping her grounded and serving him.

pronounced at the corner of Bianca’s

“Bia.”

I can always remember him!”

immense weight. Even Natalie couldn’t help but

Remember Malcolm?!

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behind her words. Undoubtedly, she harbored deep resentment towards Malcolm.

she already knew the

Garden?” Bianca’s gaze sharpened as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her piercing scrutiny towards

Natalie responded, “Yes”

dares to do anything, huh?! It makes me wonder what his

Yes, his care!

had demonstrated his

sentiment now

so ironic!

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

Natalie remarked, “You’ve been quite

was a

Bianca had rapidly risen to prominence in social circles. Natalie had even heard whispers about the conflicts between her and

smile playing on her lips, Bianca responded,

all this,” Natalie

like it,” Bianca confidently declared.

in such matters, preoccupied with serious affairs and unable to

had changed.

kind of person she

but eventually shared the news she was privy to

seemed to know

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