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, okay?”

too soon..

he had pushed too hard

in Natalie’s hear so how could he force

Cedric’s embrace,

opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately, she

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with Zane, she felt

wherever she

Versant Villa, Natalie sat across from Bianca.

actually tastes quite good!”

I think so too,” Bianca replied,

for this, you don’t have to

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

to pressure her into compliance. whenever there was something Bianca

arts? She was a high–ranking lawyer, not

seemed intent on keeping

at the corner of Bianca’s lips, she declared, “No, I want to do

“Bia.”

way, I can always remember him!”

Even Natalie couldn’t help but

Remember Malcolm?!

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

she already knew the

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

Natalie responded, “Yes”

wonder what

Yes, his care!

those years, Cedric’s actions had demonstrated his care

very sentiment now seemed dripping with

was so ironic!

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

“You’ve been quite visible in social circles lately.”

a fact.

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

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

all

to like it,” Bianca confidently

matters, preoccupied with serious affairs and unable to comprehend such

had changed.

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 she was privy to

to

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