A Divorce After My Rebirth by Gentle Rain in June

"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.

collapse around Cedric in

locked in a standoff, their emotions evident even over the

"Cedric, you're heartless!"

attempting to find words. But at

Was he heartless?

eyes, he was beyond

call me again. Your words are meaningless to me," Natalie concluded before ending the

body felt taut, her back drenched

hesitation and breathlessness spoke

phone, a tumult of emotions churned

She... didn't know.

know anything, yet at this

became painfully

pass. The moment Natalie learned

this was precisely

about Blair, things between him and Natalie would

times he had imagined facing this moment now felt suffocatingly

noticed

Ms.

had given Cedric the

"Let her in!"