"You never thought of it then, did you?"

Whether in this life or the previous one, Cedric never considered stopping regarding what happened at Scarlet Villa.

He hadn't even paused to think about throwing her into prison.

And even when he considered using Luna to save Kayla, he hadn't contemplated stopping.

So, what right did he have to ask her to halt?

"If it were her, would you still act this way?"

Natalie was obviously talking about Blair!

The mere mention of Blair seemed to still the air, making it palpably tense. Even across the phone, Natalie sensed the man's breathing become heavier.

"Would you?" The chill in Natalie's voice deepened as she probed.

On the other end of the line, Cedric felt his entire being tighten, the weight of the question pressing down on him.

Would the situations with Isabella or Kayla have unfolded if it had been Blair?

"You wouldn't, right?" Natalie didn't wait for Cedric's response but continued with her biting sarcasm.

around Cedric in this

locked in a standoff, their

"Cedric, you're heartless!"

words. But at that moment, he found

Was he heartless?

eyes, he was

again. Your words are meaningless to me,"

followed, every inch of Natalie's body felt taut,

her question about Blair had clearly unsettled Cedric. His hesitation and breathlessness spoke

the phone, a tumult

She... didn't know.

didn't know anything, yet at this

became painfully aware of

Cedric harbored had indeed come to pass. The moment Natalie learned about Blair, she would inevitably be drawn into his

precisely what

out about Blair, things

times he had imagined facing this moment

he immediately noticed the gravity on

Excellency, Ms.

the one who had given Cedric the most

"Let her in!"

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