Chapter 407


    Chapter 407 As Long as It’s Within My Power


    The journey Clyde had undertaken to reach this point was fraught with twists and turns, not to mention


    the myriad pains and moments of despair he had endured.


    How he managed to ovee it all was beyond imagination!


    “Enough, it’s all in the past now!” Clyde patted Natalie’s back, trying to console her.


    However, from an angle Natalie couldn’t see, a glint of sharpness shed in Clyde’s eyes.


    It took a while before Natalie feltforted by Clyde. As she settled, Clyde stepped out to make a


    phone call.


    The voice on the other end answered promptly, “Sir!”


    “Who has been investigating me?”


    Even though he had meticulously erased his past, someone determined enough would undoubtedly


    uncover it.


    Yet, no one would dare to expose such sensitive information casually.


    Based on her reaction… did Natalie discover something?


    Otherwise, given her nature, she wouldn’t have reached out to him and called him Bro, let


    alone embrace him.


    The only usible exnation was that someone was using his past against her.


    The voice on the phone soon replied, “It’s Mr. Johnson.”


    At this revtion, a shadow crossed Clyde’s eyes.


    “I got it,” he replied in a chillingly cold tone.


    So, had Cedric used Clyde’s past to threaten Natalie? Was Cedric truly at his wit’s end, and had


    nothing else to use against her?


    Yes, that must be it..


    Otherwise, why would Cedric do such a thing?


    At lunchtime, Cedric had brought Ka home to eat.


    But an unexpected visitor arrived.


    It was Clyde!


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    “You eat first. I need to attend to a guest,” Cedric instructed.


    “Okay,” Ka obediently nodded.


    To her, it seemed like the morning’s events had faded away. But those who spent time with her knew


    better. When a child was hurt, their psychological scars would linger for a very long


    time.


    In the tea room, Cedric remarked, “I never thought you’d be from the Jarvis family!”


    Though both had distinct identities in Wexford, their paths hadn’t crossed much. Still, they were aware


    of each other’s deeds, given the intricacies of Wexford.


    Lifting the teacup before him, Clyde took a sip. He said in a chillingly indifferent tone, Neither did I


    expect you to do such things to her


    Her being Natalie.


    Cedric knew full well that Natalie’s vulnerabilityy in her familial ties.


    She had once lost everything, which made her value familial bonds all the more.


    Yet, who would have thought that Cedric would stoop so low as to use this against her?


    Upon hearing this, Cedric was stunned. “You know?”


    “Your despicable tactics will only push her further away from you,” Clyde sneered as he nced


    critically at Cedric.


    And Clyde spoke the truth.


    Wasn’t everything Cedric was doing driving Natalie further and further away from him?


    “There weren’t many feelings left between you two to start with. But with all this maniption, you


    might just lose herpletely,” Clyde remarked.


    Was there even any feelings left?


    Deep down, Cedric knew.


    If Natalie… if she hade from another world, her feelings for him might have dwindled to nearly


    nothing.


    Otherwise, why would she bear Caleb’s child?


    “I’m sorry, but I have to do this,” Cedric said, each word heavy with emotion.


    Indeed, he understood Clyde’s implications, but he couldn’t let go.


    With his current mindset, Cedric was determined to use any means necessary to keep Natalie by his


    side. Now, his obsession with Natalie had reached unprecedented heights. Regardless of


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    He only wanted Natalie by his side. Everything else… didn’t matter anymore.


    Clyde chuckled a cold, mockingugh.


    “And what can you offer her?” Despite understanding Cedric’s disturbing fixation, Clyde still


    asked.


    If Cedric was so insistent on Natalie, then what could he truly offer her?


    “Anything she wants. As long as it’s within my power, I would give it to her, ” Cedric dered.


    “In that case, get that child out of Simeria,” Clyde retorted mockingly, looking directly at


    Cedric.


    Indeed, anyone privy to this rtionship would know that Cedric only had a few choices to choose


    from. He had no other options.


    To have Natalie, he’d have to send Ka away.


    If he chose Ka, then Natalie wasn’t someone who would easilypromise.


    Cedric felt a coldness in his chest, gripping him tightly.


    “You see, you can’t even provide that,” Clyde said, noticing Cedric’s silence.


    “You truly don’t understand,” Cedric retorted.


    “And who says we need to? We just need to know what’s eptable and what’s not,” Clyde responded


    coldly.


    That was their stance. It was also Natalie’s stance.


    Indeed, Natalie didn’t need to understand everything.


    Could she even ept Ka, let alone Cedric himself?


    A sharp pain gripped Cedric’s heart, and soon, a cold glint shed in his eyes.


    “You truly are stubborn,” Clyde remarked, observing Cedric’s demeanor.


    He realized that no matter what he said now, he wouldn’t be able to convince Cedric.


    Cedric had be a man who wouldn’t listen to reason.


    As Clyde stood up, Cedric finally spoke, “If it were you, how would you choose?”


    If it were Clyde?


    Clyde cast a condescending nce at him, stating clearly, “I would never let myself reach the point,


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    Cedric was momentarily silenced.


    “I wouldn’t have allowed certain things to start, so there wouldn’t be such a dilemma!”


    “Really? Then how did the most important woman to you die? Wasn’t it because of your own actions?”


    Clyde’s eyes instantly turned icy, filled with danger.


    Undoubtedly, everyone has their own taboos.


    Clyde was no exception.


    The things Cedric had unearthed were Clyde’s deep–seated taboos. Otherwise, how could he use


    them to threaten Natalie?


    “If she were alive, what would you do?” Cedric asked, each word dripping with intensity as he stared


    into Clyde’s dangerous eyes.


    Clyde fell silent.


    He didn’t want to dwell on that question.


    Cedric smirked, “You’d probably go to even greater lengths than me to keep her by your side, right? In


    essence, we’re cut from the same cloth.


    Clyde sharply replied, “You’re wrong. We’re not.


    Without waiting for Cedric’s response, Clyde turned and left.


    Cedric chuckled.


    Was he wrong?


    No, Clyde would be just like him. If that person were truly still around, Clyde would undoubtedly use


    any means necessary to keep her by his side.


    And wasn’t that what Cedric was doing now?


    He picked up his phone and sent a message to Natalie, [You have one week.]


    One week was the maximum time Cedric was giving Natalie. He would get a satisfactory


    answer from her in one week


    He was confident that, given the circumstances, Natalie had no other choice but to provide him with the


    answer he sought.


    On receiving the message, Natalie exploded in anger, “This lunatic!”