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!"

seeing Cedric. Observing the mother and daughter embrace from a distance, especially hearing the child's description of him, filled Cedric with

bad guy—that was how he was remembered in Luna's

that was the memory

he's a bad man.

Natalie around, no one would hurt

to protect her daughter

as if his heart was being ruthlessly torn. He felt

heard the commotion, Agnes and the servants rushed over. Their hearts pounded

had also

seeing Cedric, Heather's voice dripped with

you

and said,

toward Cedric upon hearing Stephen's

Nat?" Heather crouched down, taking Luna

shook her head weakly,

"I'm fine!" Natalie claimed.

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