Chapter 417 What Will It Take for You to Be Kinder to Her?
As the person finished–speaking, danger flashed in Natalie’s eyes!
“Don’t think that you can achieve your goals just because I’m here at Peach Garden!” Natalie hissed
through gritted teeth.
On the other end of the phone, seemingly unaffected by her emotions, came a calm response, “My goals
are none of your concern. Focus on securing those documents.”
The person’s voice dripped with menace.
Natalie wanted to slam the phone down. But recalling his earlier words, she asked with a chilling tone,
Did you have something to do with her fever?”
“Why don’t you take a guess?”
“I don’t appreciate this kind of comparison!” Natalie’s voice grew heavier.
A faint chuckle came from the other end.
“Do you not like it, or are you lacking confidence?”
“I may not be as cunning as you, but I won’t let a child be used!”
Even if she harbored resentment towards Isabella, it didn’t mean she could stand by and watch Kayla or
any child being ruthlessly manipulated and harmed.
“It had nothing to do with me.”
“It’s best if it remains that way, or else…” Natalie’s voice dropped, the coldness in her eyes deepening.
A chilling, deep voice replied from the phone, “You seem to forget something. You have no right to
negotiate terms with me.”
Natalie was silent.
No right?.
Indeed!
She had no right!
e a good look at your position in his heart, will you?”
”
Her position in Cedric’s heart?
She had always been clear about her standing in Cedric’s heart.
Before she could say more, the line went dead. Silence filled the air at that moment, but chaos engulfed
her world.
Irwin… he…!
Yes, it was Irwin!
The fallout from their confrontation behind the scenes has led to the current situation.
Sitting in the dim space, Natalie’s eyes shone with an icy gleam.
Irwin wanted half of the documents that were in Cedric’s hands.
Frederick was currently missing!
Yet she was certain that Cedric held the other half of the documents. And this time, the reason he
returned to Simeria was seemingly related to the Entes family.
To be blunt, it was also for Frederick.
Everything was in disarray!
The already chaotic situation had further deteriorated. Amidst it all, Natalie couldn’t discern anything
clearly.
Natalie had her own stance on matters, but Irwin…!
She had to admit that the man was mysterious. He was much more profound than anyone had realized over the years.
Bang!
The door slammed against the wall with a deafening sound. Before Natalie could react, Cedric was beside her.
He grabbed her wrist firmly and said, “Come with me!”
Natalie retorted, “What are you doing? Let go of me!”
She stumbled due to the force with which he pulled her. Anger surged within Natalie instantly.
an dragging her toward Kayle’s room.
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A thought struck Natalie, and her expression changed!
“Let go of me.”
Cedric said, “She’s seriously ill and just had a fever–reducing injection!”
“And what has that got to do with me?” Natalie erupted, summoning a sudden burst of strength to shove
Cedric away.
Cedric’s grasp loosened. Meeting Natalie’s icy gaze, his heart seemed to hollow out.
“Nat,” he uttered, a trace of concealed sorrow evident in his voice.
“Don’t look at me like that,” Natalie shot back coldly. “Do you think I’m a saint? Even if I was, you burned down my church! Look somewhere else for a saint you so desperately want!”
Cedric froze.
Before he could react, Natalie had turned away.
As she moved, Cedric felt the urge to follow, but Natalie’s frigid voice stopped him in his tracks.
“Cedric, I agreed to come here, and that is already the last of my limits. Don’t make any more excessive
demands!”
He had been about to step forward, but his legs suddenly felt heavy. He could no longer move, and he
was lost in a fog of emotions.
There was a suffocating feeling in his chest, and there was nothing he could do to make it go away.
Meanwhile, Natalie returned to her room, her demeanor as icy as ever. But as she passed by the servants,
she could feel their judging eyes.
In their eyes, she was heartless.
She still couldn’t fathom it.
Why was Isabella’s daughter so crucial to Cedric? Was it just because of Ivan?
It couldn’t be that simple. If it were only about Ivan, then in this life, Kayla shouldn’t hold such significance.
was it, as Cedric claimed, that she owed Isabella?
pondered this possibility, her gaze grew even colder
She owed Isabella?
Even if she did, so what?
Didn’t the catastrophic fire and her subsequent fate balance the scales?
Cedric had finally managed to bring Natalie to his side, yet he never achieved what he truly desired. Just because she was by his side didn’t guarantee the outcome he yearned for.
There was a saying: what’s done is done.
It was a sentiment that vividly illustrated the situation between him and Natalie.
“Mommy… Mommy…”
Kayla was burning up, but with the fever–reducing injection, her temperature slowly began to drop. In her
fevered haze, she was constantly calling out for Natalie.
Kayla had known Natalie as her mother from the moment she could remember. In her world, Isabella
never existed.
“Kayla,” Cedric gently touched the child’s forehead. He could feel the lingering warmth, and her face was
flushed from the fever.
“Mommy… Mommy…”
Cedric sighed inwardly. Every time Kayla fell ill, it was a torment. And the reason it frustrated him so much was that Kayla would always call out for her mother.
“Just sleep, dear,” Cedric whispered, feeling a tightness in his chest.
The night was restless for the child. Even with the fever–reducing medication, she was uncomfortable. By
midnight, exhaustion took over, and she finally drifted to sleep.
When Cedric descended the stairs, he found Natalie in the dining room drinking water. Their eyes met,
and Natalie’s gaze was cold and indifferent.
Cedric poured himself a glass, finishing it in one gulp. However, the heaviness in his heart remained.
What are your terms?” Cedric asked, breaking the silence.
atalie raised an eyebrow at his words.
was he talking about?
Before she could ponder further, he looked at her intensely and said, “What will it take for you to be kinder
to her?”
Even a smile or a pretense to pat Kayla’s head would suffice!
She didn’t need to do much.
At this moment, Natalie’s heart grew colder.
Splash!
The water she hadn’t finished drinking splashed onto Cedric’s face.
Instantly, his face was a mess.
Yet, he paid no attention to it, still glaring at Natalie with fiery eyes.
“Was ! not clear enough before, or are you just relentless?” she exclaimed.
She already said she would never accept Isabella’s child!
Absolutely not.
For her to accept anything related to Isabella, it would require time to reverse, for everything to be undone, or… for her to lose all her memories.
