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!"

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

was how he was remembered in

was the memory

man. Don't be afraid.

around, no

her daughter from anyone

if his heart was being ruthlessly torn.

and the servants rushed over. Their

Stephen had

Heather's voice dripped with

you doing

intervened and said, "Go check on

upon hearing Stephen's words, Heather

Nat?" Heather crouched

her head

"I'm fine!" Natalie claimed.

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