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…!

let’s not discuss

was too soon..

he had pushed too hard

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

tremble in Cedric’s embrace, Natalie remained cold.

to speak, but ultimately, she remained

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moved to

since Bianca got involved with Zane,

wherever she

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

tastes

think so too,” Bianca replied, her

up for this, you

while at Malcolm’s side. He

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

of these delicate arts? She was a high–ranking lawyer, not

intent on keeping her grounded

Bianca’s lips, she declared,

“Bia.”

I can

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

Remember Malcolm?!

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

Natalie tried to persuade Bianca to let it go before this, she already knew the stakes. So, Natalie didn’t try to advise her again.

as she looked at Natalie, clearly directing her piercing scrutiny towards Cedric

Natalie responded, “Yes”

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

Yes, his care!

Cedric’s actions had

now seemed dripping

was so ironic!

Isabella’s arrival. It was as if

“You’ve been quite

was a

circles. Natalie had even heard whispers about the

a smile playing on her lips,

all this,” Natalie noted.

it,”

such matters, preoccupied with serious

times had

found herself becoming the very kind of person she once

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

seemed to

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