Chapter 444 You’re in for It

“Level the playing field?”

Irwin’s words seemed too casual. He played with a strand of her hair. It had a pleasant scent, evident from the slight satisfaction on his lips.

“Is that unacceptable?” His voice softened.

No one could resist his gentle approach.

But Natalie shot back, “Are you prepared to endure a pain a thousand times greater than mine?”

Indeed, pain!

Irwin’s words seemed trivial.

While Cedric was the root cause of everything that transpired between them, there was no doubt

that Irwin played a significant role behind the scenes.

The extent of Natalie’s suffering was known to no one!

Level the playing field?

Forgiveness?!

Why bother seeking forgiveness if he had done it in the first place?

Natalie… would never forgive all the people involved in this.

If

you inflict it, I’ll endure it.” Irwin said. He gazed deeply into her eyes, masking emotions that Natalie couldn’t quite decipher.

It was fleeting, a momentary lapse that made Natalie question herself. Irwin seemed so unpredictable, and she knew better than to trust him.

Her journey to Wexford with Irwin was merely a ploy to deeply unsettle Cedric using a man she deemed most manipulative.

“Hah… Let’s not delve too deep. That’s not like you,‘ she remarked.

Irwin was silent.

As the conversation moved forward, a fleeting emotion appeared in his eyes.

“Her emotional fortress was indeed formidable.

It seemed that Irwin couldn’t break through it, no matter what he did

But if she was willing to go to Wexford, there would be ample opportunities, right?

“Can you bear to leave Luna behind?” Irwin inquired.

Luna!

Natalie knew of her deep affection for her daughter. Given the

“Of course

to go

Maubo we

Irwin began, could-”

Natalie interrupted, refusing even to

under the same sky as Cedric,

favoritism toward Kayla!

Luna in Simeria… was the best choice!

I can…”

leaving?” Natalie interrupted Irwin once

He could what?

Natalie wasn’t interested!

see that Natalie was completely indifferent to feelings and

she had in her heart was Luna.

anything or anyone to hurt

Natalie upon hearing about her impending

you truly decided?” Concern clouded

of her coffee, Natalie nodded firmly. “Yes.”

She was going!

Natalie realized that unless she sorted things out completely, neither she nor Luna would ever

take Luna from you, has he?” Bianca looked at Natalie with probing

Bianca’s question, Natalie

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was bittersweet.

afraid to keep her close, fearing that Cedric would

child away.

found out.

taken Luna because he

taken Luna to

know… I never imagined that Cedric would one day take Luna from me to

was a

intention in taking

concern. She wanted to say something comforting but found no words. Eventually, she sighed,

encounter bringing its set of challenges. The Johnson family had

to Wexford was undoubtedly Natalie’s

you and Lord Zane?

him since that day,” Bianca replied.

and discussing such

inappropriate.

with Lord Malcolm!”

Bianca, especially when she thought about the latter’s current situation. Natalie remembered how terrible Malcolm

worry, I’ll be

hand, at a

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