Chapter 541


    Chapter 541 If It Were ir


    “You never thought of it then, did you?”


    Whether in this life or the previous one, Cedric never considered stopping regarding what happened at


    Scarlet Vi,


    He hadn’t even paused to think about throwing her into prison.


    And even when he considered using Luna to save Ka, he hadn’t contemted stopping.


    So, what right did he have to ask her to halt?


    “If it were her, would you still act this way?”


    Natalie was obviously talking about ir!


    The mere mention of ir seemed to still the air, making it palpably tense. Even across the phone,


    Natalie sensed the man’s breathing be heavier.


    “Would you?” The chill in Natalie’s voice deepened as she probed.


    On the other end of the line, Cedric felt his entire being tighten, the weight of the question pressing


    down on him.


    Would the situations with Isabe or Ka have unfolded if it had been ir?


    “You wouldn’t, right?” Natalie didn’t wait for Cedric’s response but continued with her biting sarcasm.


    The world seemed to copse around Cedric in this stormy moment.


    The two were locked in a standoff, their emotions evident even over the phone.


    “Cedric, you’re heartless!”


    “Nat,” Cedric began, attempting to find words. But at that moment, he found himself speechless.


    Was he heartless?


    In Natalie’s eyes, he was beyond that.


    “Don’t call me again. Your words are meaningless to me,” Natalie concluded before ending the call.


    In the silence that followed, every inch of Natalie’s body felt taut, her back drenched in a cold sweat.


    The weight of her question about ir had clearly unsettled Cedric. His hesitation and


    On Cedric’s end of the phone, a tumult of emotions churned in his eyes.


    She… didn’t know.


    She didn’t know anything, yet at this moment…


    Cedric became painfully aware of everything.


    The fears Cedric harbored had indeede to pass. The moment Natalie learned about ir, she


    would inevitably be drawn into his world.


    Yes, this was precisely what Cedric had anticipated.


    When Natalie found out about ir, things between him and Natalie would be…!


    The countless times he had imagined facing this moment now felt suffocatingly real.


    When Lucas entered, he immediately noticed the gravity on Cedric’s face.


    “Your Excellency, Ms. Schneider is here.”


    Abigail, the one who had given Cedric the most headachestely!


    “Let her in!”


    There was no escaping this. After all, hadn’t Natalie’s grand gesture left him with no room to hide?


    Lucas nodded and departed.


    Soon after, Abigail walked in. While Cedric’s face was shadowed with gravity, Abigail’s was lit up with a


    mocking smile.


    “You don’t look pleased.”


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    “Get to the point!” Cedric’s voice was icy.


    Abigail’s expression stiffened briefly at his tone, but her smile only grew colder. “My father hopes we


    can announce our good news soon.”


    Good news?


    This woman could say a lot of things with a straight face, huh?


    “What good could possiblye from your father?”


    If it were genuinely good news, why was Abigail nearing thirty and still unmarried?


    Unfazed by his sarcastic tone, Abigail responded, “Regardless of the nature of this Come this far?


    She really had the guts to say such a thing!


    “How about we register first?”