Chapter 518


    Chapter 518 Once Perhaps


    Irwin could feel a familiar aura, but it held none of the former hysteria that usually apanied it.


    Cedric seemed to dete at that moment.


    There was only a mournful undertone in his words.


    Irwin remained silent, his heart sinking noticeably at Cedric’s words. A myriad ofplex emotions


    flickered in his eyes.


    Yet, amid thisplexity, there existed a peace between them that had been absent for many


    years.


    “She’s gone?” Irwin finally broke the silence, his voice carrying a weighty tone.


    As the words left Irwin’s lips, Cedric’s gaze sharpened, filled with an icy coldness.


    “Irwin, she’s not ir!”


    For the first time in many years, Cedric uttered the name directly to Irwin.


    Throughout the years, nobody dared mention ir’s name in front of Cedric and Irwin. Even between


    them, the weight of that name was palpable.


    Because that person…


    No matter how deep their hatred for each other was, they had never confronted this matter head–on.


    ir…!


    It was a name associated with deep memories, buried yet always present whenever they met.


    Now, Cedric had spoken it aloud.


    Irwin’s already troubled expression deepened further as he looked at Cedric, “I know better than you


    who she truly is.”


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    Irwin was referring to Natalie.


    If things had gone ording to n, Natalie would have known who ir was a long time ago.


    Cedric remained silent, absorbing Irwin’s words.


    Before he could respond, Irwin turned and walked away, leaving Cedric pondering.


    Who exactly had Irwin been referring to?


    Hah…


    Irwin had actually said he knew better who she truly was?


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    And Cedric, he… naturally also knew.


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    It was because the more Cedric knew Natalie, the more scared he became of her… finding out about


    ir!


    It was because… Cedric knew how exactly Natalie was.


    After leaving Kritz Manor, Natalie headed straight to the airport. Everything had be clear to her,


    and she felt there was no reason to remain.


    She was waiting for the person she was calling to pick up, and a woman’s yfulughter came


    through. “You’re such a heartless woman! Are you truly capable of letting go?”


    The voice belonged to Abigail.


    Heartless? Capable of letting go?


    Hearing Abigail’s probing question about her feelings, Natalie felt an unprecedented chill in


    her heart.


    Taking a deep breath, she suppressed the heaviness in her chest and said, “Perhaps, once upon a


    time…”


    Her words trailed off, left unsaid.


    Indeed, once upon a time, it might have been hard for her to let go.


    Natalie wasn’t naturally heartless. Circumstances had driven her to this point. She knew the answer to


    why she had be this way.


    “Let’s leave it at that for now. Do as you please from now on,” Natalie replied nonchntly.


    On the other end, Abigail chuckled at Natalie’s response. “If you’re this heartless, I’ll naturally support


    your decision.”


    Abigail’s tone grew particrly stern with thatst statement.


    No one knew exactly what Natalie had given Abigail. In the past, the Schneider family would never


    have provoked people like Cedric, Irwin, or Clyde!


    But now, considering how things had suddenly involved Cedric, one could only imagine the


    implications.