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!"

from a

how he was

that was the memory he left behind for

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

Natalie around, no one would hurt

was determined to protect her daughter from anyone who wanted

if his heart was being ruthlessly torn. He felt suffocated by the

and the servants rushed over.

had also

Cedric, Heather's

are you

intervened and said,

upon hearing Stephen's words, Heather rushed towards

crouched

her head weakly, "I'm

"I'm fine!" Natalie claimed.

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