Chapter 442 Reprimand
The two locked eyes in a silent confrontation.
Seeing the disappointment in Cedric’s eyes, Natalie’s gaze remained calm and unyielding.
“My child’s father doesn’t love her. You wouldn’t want even me to push her to the edge as her
mother, would you?”
Clearly, her words were directed at Cedric.
As she finished speaking, Cedric visibly trembled.
“I didn’t. I…”
“She didn’t eat anything for three days!” Natalie’s icy interruption cut him off mid–sentence.
Cedric fell silent.
Confronted with Natalie’s calm demeanor and sharp words, he felt as if he were suffocating.
“She’s not even two years old! She doesn’t eat food from strangers. Did you want her to die?!”
Cedric was speechless again!
He wanted to explain, but words failed him.
Natalie was right. That child… was still so young.
How could she have endured those three days without food?!
“You knew she was your daughter, didn’t you?” Natalie continued.
Cedric remained silent.
Yes, he knew.
It was this knowledge that made his actions unforgivable to Natalie.
His favoritism had reached an intolerable extreme.
Nat.”
“Have you ever asked me what formula she drinks? Do you know you can’t change a child’s formula without transitioning gradually? Have you asked what she likes to eat?”
No, Cedric never asked any of those things.
To avoid her inquiries, he deliberately let his phone die and avoided the confrontation
t know her formula how t
give her nutrient solutions!”
Natalie’s words were calm but cutting. They were like daggers aimed at Cedric’s heart, painfully piercing through.
It made him clearly realize how Natalie was now….
Looking at Natalie, Cedric tried to say something, but…
Natalie was unaware that during Luna’s time on nutrient solutions, two needles had broken off inside her. Yet, even under such circumstances, Cedric didn’t relent in his decision for Luna to
undergo surgery for Kayla.
“I know you blame me and hate me. But Kayla…”
“So, because Isabella’s daughter was dying, you decided to risk our daughter’s life?” Natalie laughed bitterly, the irony and calmness coexisting. The pain in her words struck Cedric’s heart like a sharp blade.
“Nat.”
“Cedric, for my daughter, I will stop at nothing!” Natalie’s voice was resolute and fierce.
Cedric fell silent.
A tense silence filled the room.
Once upon a time, regardless of how much Natalie despised him, that hatred was primarily based
on avoiding any interaction with him.
But this time was different.
She was determined to confront him head–on, no matter what.
This incident had pushed their relationship onto a dangerous path that was suffocating and fraught with risks.
Cedric stared blankly at Natalie. “Nat…!”
He had originally come here for Kayla. However, faced with the composed Natalie, he found himself tongue–tied.
Natalie could practically read his thoughts, and she couldn’t help but smirk. After all, the first thing Cedric had told her when he arrived was about Kayla’s critical condition.
Now, Cedric was so hesitant to speak.
“I didn’t expect you’d have the audacity to come find me,” she remarked sarcastically
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This was the part that made it unthinkable.
How could he be so callous? How could he approach her for Kayla’s sake?
Just how cruel was Cedric?
How extreme was his bias toward everything related to Isabella?!
“Nat, about Kayla…” Cedric began, but the pain in his heart hindered his words.
What about Kayla?
Cedric had already told her everything previously!
Drawing a deep breath, he locked eyes with Natalie’s icy gaze. “Now that you’re a mother yourself, you understand a mother’s significance in her child’s life. And in her heart, you’re her mother. Can you not be so cruel to her?”
Natalie closed her eyes, masking all her emotions
A mother, huh?
That was right!
Because of Irwin’s manipulation, Kayla… assumed that Natalie was her mother.
“I sympathize with her, but I won’t sacrifice Luna for her. Leave,” Natalie responded when she opened her eyes, her voice icy and resolute.
Yes
From a mother’s perspective, she did feel pity for Kayla. However, she wasn’t willing to be ensnared in someone else’s schemes, especially considering Kayla’s connection to Isabella.
Witnessing Natalie’s determination, Cedric felt a pang of pain. Before he could utter another word, his phone vibrated–it was a call from the hospital.
Casting a fleeting glance at Natalie, he answered the call.
Natalie couldn’t hear what was said on the other end, but she could tell the person was speaking urgently.
- I got it.” Cedric’s voice trembled as he responded to the caller on the other end. After hanging up, he looked at Natalie.
Nat, just let me-
Before he could finish, Natalie splashed a glass of cold water fiercely onto Cedric’s face, meeting
despairing gaze with a chilling one of her own.
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“I don’t know what Isabella did to you, but she seems so crucial to you,” Natalie began, her tone sharp and deliberate.
Cedric was at a loss for words.
“But, Cedric, don’t expect me to conform to your presumptions. Also, don’t look at me like that!” she continued in an unwavering tone.
Cedric remained silent.
“We’re no longer connected. It’s been that way for a long time. Whether you’re burdened with despair or debts, it’s none of my concern!”
Her words flowed cold and heartless, echoing her sentiments.
Indeed, no reasoning could sway Natalie now.
As she had once told Cedric, whatever pain he endured in this life was his own doing. And as for Isabella, even if she met an end while unconscious, it would be her due retribution.
After all, the retaliation Isabella had directed at Natalie, including the fire at Scarlet Villa, was
undeniably real.
Given these undeniable events,
one couldn’t expect Natalie to be swayed by anythi
“Natalie, Isabella did all this for you-” Cedric began again, trying to reason.
“Wasn’t I clear enough?” Natalie interrupted, her gaze piercing.
The coldness in her eyes left Cedric with a stark realization no matter what he said or did, he couldn’t change Natalie’s mind.
Though her words seemed light, she didn’t know how much Isabella had suffered in her final
