Chapter 413


    Chapter 413 Why Are You So Worried About Him?


    Natalie had always been a decisive person. Her ability to manage Regal Horizons International spoke


    volumes about her capabilities.


    But Cedric’s actions were beyondprehension!


    She had once lived freely in Simeria.


    But who would have thought that Cedric…?


    Caleb didn’t know all the details, so he couldn’t fathom how Cedric could ask Natalie to ept


    Isabe’s daughter.


    Had Cedric truly lost his mind?


    That was Isabe’s child!


    Everyone knew about the events in Verde City. Natalie couldn’t even forgive Cedric. How could she


    ever ept Isabe’s child?


    “Caleb, return to Verde City. I’m begging you!” Natalie’s voice was filled with suppressed


    anger.


    Caleb replied, “Don’t worry about me. I know what I need to do.”


    “Caleb, I can’t bear to see you involved in this matter. Do you understand?”


    “Let’s leave it at that!” Without waiting for Natalie to speak further, Caleb hung up.


    Natalie exhaled deeply, suppressing the heaviness in her chest. As she turned, her phone sl*pped from


    her grasp. It hit the ground with a thud, echoing the weight in her heart.


    Suddenly, Cedric appeared at the doorway, his face dark and intimidating.


    “Were you talking to Caleb?” he asked, his voice dripping with menace as he approached.


    Instinctively, Natalie retreated, but Cedric closed in, cornering her. She looked into his cold. eyes,


    feeling the pressure of his presence.


    With a grip as cold as his demeanor, he held her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.


    “Do you only have eyes for him now?” he whispered menacingly.


    “Let go… Ugh!”


    Before she could finish, Cedric twisted her chin, causing her intense pain. Without waiting for her


    reaction, he released her and said, “Considering you had his child, it’s no surprise.”


    Cedric had heard Natalie’s conversation with Caleb just now. She was so worried that Cedric would


    hurt Caleb…


    Wasn’t thatughable?


    In the past, she…


    She had never disyed such concern for Cedric before. He could feel her emotions from where he


    stood at the door. It was as if her heart was bleeding in worry for Caleb.


    Natalie tried to speak, but ultimately decided not to say anything. She couldn’t provoke Cedric further,


    especially regarding Caleb.


    “Why so silent?” Cedric’s anger intensified as he watched her remain mute..


    “What do you want me to say?”


    ‘Since you’re asking him to leave, get him to take the child with him!”


    Natalie was silent.


    The air grew thick with tension, a palpable silence enveloping them both.


    Their eyes locked, and an intangible weight filled the space. It grew colder and more oppressive by the


    moment.


    The moment the words left Cedric’s l*ps, regret washed over him.


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    What had he been thinking?


    He only wanted Caleb gone. But if


    Back then, he already knew.


    He had watched her consume medicine after medicine. Despite her aversion to its bitter taste, she had


    persisted. Her brows had furrowed in difort each time.


    He had wanted to stop her, to tell her he didn’t need a child if it meant risking herself.


    As long as he had her…!


    But she had been resolute.


    Yet, the harsh reality of the child’s arrival had been cruel.


    “After all that struggle to conceive, I learned this cruelty from Isabe herself. Cedric, it seems you


    haven’t changed one bit from our past life,” Natalie said, her voiceden with bitterness and


    usation.


    If outsiders were to discover that he had gone to such lengths across lifetimes just to be with her, they’d


    surely believe his love ran deep.


    Little did they know…!


    The truth was, he believed he had done something touching. But he was unaware that he remained


    unchanged deep down and was just nursing a lingering sense of resentment.


    “Nat.”


    Witnessing the icy chill in Natalie’s eyes and hearing her words, Cedric felt genuinely panicked.


    She couldn’t have…!


    Natalie stared intently at him and spoke slowly. Two years ago, I was pregnant with your child when


    you tried to send me to prison! It was exactly the same in our past life! When the scorching heat


    approached me, I tried to break free from those iron bars like a madwoman!”


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    “But in the end…”


    Natalie trailed off, her gaze upon Cedric growing even more distant and cold.


    Cedric felt a suffocating pain in his chest as he heard her recount these memories, struggling


    to find words:


    “Unlike our past life,” she continued, “this time, I saw it all clearly but still couldn’t escape the engulfing


    mes.”


    “Nat.”


    “It hurt so much. My hands… were like this, you know?” Natalie said, wrapping her hands. protectively


    around her stomach, echoing her actions from both lifetimes.


    In herst life, she had done it to shield the child she had fought so hard to conceive!


    In this life, she had initially rejected the idea of having a child. But when the mes threatened to engulf


    her, instinct drove her to protect her unborn child.


    “Stop,” Cedric choked out, feeling an increasing tightness and pain in his chest.


    Natalie had always avoided discussing their past life in detail. Every mention was brief, a mere whisper.


    Yet now, Cedric wished more than anything that she hadn’t reincarnated so that she would be spared


    going through this torment again.


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