Natalie felt her heart leap into her throat, thinking she was about to tumble. Then, a sudden force gripped her waist, and a familiar touch enveloped her.

The moment she steadied herself, she pushed him away without even needing to think...

Obviously, it was Cedric!

He was the man she least wanted to encounter.

"Waaah! Waaah!" Luna cried out from a short distance away.

Upon hearing her child's cries, Natalie's initial cold demeanor melted away, and she seemed disoriented.

"Luna, it's okay!" Rushing to her daughter, Natalie enveloped her in a comforting embrace.

"Mommy, I'm scared!"

"Don't be afraid. Mommy's here."

"There's a bad guy... A bad guy!"

the mother and daughter embrace from a

was how he was remembered in

memory

bad man. Don't be afraid. Mommy's

no one would

protect her daughter from

heart was being ruthlessly torn. He felt suffocated by

commotion, Agnes and the servants

and Stephen had also

Cedric, Heather's voice dripped

you

said, "Go check

resentment toward Cedric upon hearing Stephen's words, Heather rushed towards

Heather crouched down, taking

shook her head

"I'm fine!" Natalie claimed.

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