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"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 Villa.
He hadn't even paused to think about throwing her into prison.
And even when he considered using Luna to save Kayla, he hadn't contemplated 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 Blair!
The mere mention of Blair seemed to still the air, making it palpably tense. Even across
the phone, Natalie sensed the man's breathing become 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 Isabella or Kayla have unfolded if it had been Blair?
"You wouldn't, right?" Natalie didn't wait for Cedric's response but continued with her
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The world seemed to collapse 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 Blair had clearly unsettled Cedric. His hesitation and
breathlessness spoke volumes about the place Blair held in his heart.
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 indeed come to pass. The moment Natalie learned about
Blair, she would inevitably be drawn into his world.
Yes, this was precisely what Cedric had anticipated.
When Natalie found out about Blair, 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 headaches lately!
"Let her in!"
There was no escaping this. After all, hadn't Natalie's grand gesture left him with no room
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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."
"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 possibly come 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
arrangement, we've come this far."
Come this far?
She really had the guts to say such a thing!
"How about we register first?"
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