Chapter 552


    "Mr. Jarvis..." Cedric looked at Stephen in disbelief, clearly taken aback by the words that had just left


    Stephen''s lips.


    Stephen cut him off sharply, "She''s just a child. Is that what you''re trying to tell me?"


    Hadn''t Cedric emphasized time and time again in front of Natalie that Ka was just a child?


    "Just because she''s a child, does that mean Natalie has to ept it? Did Luna have to be sacrificed


    because of that?"


    Stephen''s words hit Cedric like stones, each one piercing his heart like a de.


    These were universal truths everyone understood!


    Yet, when faced with reality, people often showed favoritism.


    And Cedric''s favoritism was clearly directed towards Isabe and her daughter.


    Did he feel trapped at that time? Even if he did, his actions were unforgivable to Natalie and Luna!


    "This is yourst warning, Cedric!" Stephen''s voice was icy and dangerous. "Leave this ce. Now!"


    With those final words, Stephen departed. Cedric was left rooted in ce, struggling to process the


    gravity of the moment.


    Stephen rarely spoke so much at once, but the essence of it all was captured in one question...


    What right did Cedric have to expect Natalie and Luna to ept those he deemed important?


    From start to finish, whether it was Isabe or Ka, they were pivotal figures only in Cedric''s world.


    Neither Luna nor Natalie had any obligation to ept or acknowledge them.


    But what had happened between him and Natalie?!


    How had their rtionship deteriorated to this point?


    How?!


    Heather paced around in Lotus Vi as she held Luna in her arms, attempting to soothe her.


    Luna was Cedric''s daughter, yet the moment she saw that man, her eyes reflected an unmistakable


    fear of him.


    Stephen approached Heather and said to Luna, "Come to your grandpa, Luna."


    "Grandpa!" Luna looked up at Stephen with a pitiable expression, clearly shaken by the recent events.


    Ever since Luna returned from the hospital, she had been restless for several days. It was evident that


    during those three days, Cedric had be a demonic presence in her world.


    Now, that demon had resurfaced, terrifying little Luna.


    "It''s okay now. Grandpa has scared away the bad man. You don''t have to be afraid anymore, little


    moon," Stephen said, taking the child into his arms.


    His tone was tender, filled with affection.


    Luna nestledfortably in Stephen''s embrace, her little arms wrapped tightly around his neck with


    surprising strength.


    "Grandpa," she murmured.


    "It''s all right now, no need to be scared," Stephen reassured her, noting the tremble in Luna''s body.


    A hint of anger and danger flickered in his eyes.


    Meanwhile, Natalie sat on the sofa, struggling to collect her thoughts. Clearly, Cedric''s sudden


    appearance had left her stunned!


    ording to her calctions and precautions, Cedric shouldn''t have been able to appear here.


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    Yet, he had!


    This suggested that many things rted to Wexford might not be as straightforward as she had


    perceived.


    It was bing evident that things were moreplex than what Stephen had conveyed to her.


    And maybe, just like Cedric had said...


    Perhaps things weren''t as simple as Natalie thought it was.