Chapter 20 Wanting a Child
Natalie assumed that Cedric wouldn’t be back for a few days. To her surprise, he returned reeking of
alcohol after ten at night.
While drying her hair with a towel, she came out of the bathroom and spotted Cedric, who was still wearing the same clothes he had gone out in earlier.
Dressed in a bathrobe, a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes, and even her legs were tense. She turned and walked away without sparing him a glance. Evidently, she was heading to another room because even sharing the same space with him right now felt suffocating.
“Stop!”
She had only taken a couple of steps when she heard him call out in a chilling tone from behind her. That presence felt like it could tear her apart.
In her previous life, she had been heartbroken when she heard him speak to her in such a tone. But now, Natalie was calm, even in regards to his affair with Isabella
However, she had her pride, especially regarding the matter of divorce.
In the past, whenever she caused a scene, she would back down immediately if Cedric got angry. But this
time, she didn’t.
“Did you need something?” she asked indifferently, without turning around
She started to move more quickly, throwing her towel into the laundry basket by the door.
The man stared at her back with a gaze so intense it felt like it could pierce through her.
His voice grew colder as he asked, “Don’t you have anything to explain to me?”
Natalie snorted at his words. “No!”
Hearing hurried footsteps behind her, Natalie quickened her pace, but it was too late.
She fell into the man’s embrace.
Familiar scents mixed with the smell of alcohol.
“Get away from me!” Natalie raised her hand and slapped him across the face
Smack!
The air became still.
The man straightened up, looking down at her from a higher vantage point. His eyes were hidden beneath. long lashes, but they failed to conceal his anger and disappointment.
Natalie tried to push him away, but his body was like a solid mountain, immovable.
In the moment their eyes met, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. Every time she thought about how in her ps
past life, Isabella had told her that she was pregnant with Cedric’s child, Natalie couldn’t help but feel
nauseous.
“Do I treat you badly?” Cedric asked in a restrained voice, breaking the silence between them.
“In what way?” Natalie replied coldly.
“Why did you do something like this?!” he asked, raising his voice.
He was clearly referring to Isabella!
Natalie knew that Cedric had already convinced himself she was behind Isabella’s kidnapping. He even
believed that she had broken Isabella’s legs and blinded her, which is why he had labeled her a malicious
woman.
It was utterly ridiculous how the man who had claimed to believe in her a moment ago was now looking.
at her with such disdain.
She scoffed and said in a frigid tone, ‘Do you really think I’d do something like that for you? You’re not
even worthy.”
The man’s handsome face was as cold as stone.
His rough fingers grazed her chin, and his tone was unapologetically domineering, demanding, “Then, tell
me, what did you do with all that money?”
He was referring to the money she had apparently received in her account.
Natalie closed her eyes briefly. She didn’t even know where that card was right now, so there was no way to explain. Besides, she had no interest in explaining!
“Natalie, you shouldn’t be like this.”
Shouldn’t she? Couldn’t she be different? Couldn’t he loudly tell everyone that she, Natalie, wasn’t that kind of person? Instead, he had to tell her that she shouldn’t be that kind of person?
Well, Isabella had it worse, huh? So, did that mean Natalie shouldn’t defend herself?
“Yeah? Then, what kind of person do you think I should be? Should I graciously accept it when I hear that
The two locked eyes. Neither wanted to back down.
Due to Natalie’s sharp words, the disappointment in Cedric’s eyes grew heavier. It was clear that he believed she was showing no remorse despite having done something wrong.
As for Natalie, she felt her heart grow colder as moments passed. In her past life, she had been filled with fear and trepidation when faced with Cedric at this moment. She had feared that he wouldn’t believe or
want her.
But now, all of this seemed incredibly absurd to Natalie. His body and heart had already gone astray; what
right did he have to be disappointed in her?
“Could you let go of me?” Natalie’s voice was icy when Cedric pressed closer to her.
Cedric halted his movements in response. In the end, he got up.
“Get out,” he ordered in a sharp tone.
Natalie got up briskly and turned to leave, without a hint of hesitation. He had never spoken to her like
this before, and she had never been so persistent.
Cedric was left alone in the bedroom.
Bang!
He kicked over Natalie’s dressing table. He had personally chosen that dressing table for her… and now it
lay on the ground with one broken leg.
That night, neither of them slept a wink. They sat in the darkness until dawn, neither one finding calm in
the quiet darkness.
As Natalie descended the stairs the next morning, she saw Zoe respectfully place a hangover remedy in
front of Cedric, who appeared refreshed.
‘Here, sir.”
Natalie sat across from him.
This was probably the first time Cedric
had ever ou
an upset stomach from alcohol. Every time
he returned from social gatherings in the past, Natalie would have a hangover remedy ready in advance.
She would also use a warm towel to apply heat to his chest, ensuring he woke up the next morning
without any signs of a hangover
This time, she hadn’t tended to him.
