Irwin smoked several cigarettes under the dim light, seemingly easing the heaviness in his chest.
Then, he pulled out his phone to call Cedric.
Soon, Cedric answered. "Hello."
"It's time," Irwin said.
"When are you coming back?" Cedric asked.
At this moment, both of their tones were eerily calm.
It was truly ironic!
Over the years, there had always been tension between Irwin and Cedric! There was never peace
between them.
Everything stemmed from Blair, and now it was alleviated because of Natalie!
However, this peace only made their hearts tighten.
"You... should come and pick her up," Irwin said.
As he uttered these words, the air instantly quieted. Their breaths over the phone grew heavier!
He asked Cedric to pick up Natalie?!
What was his intention?
"For the surgery... I'll do it!" Irwin declared.
Cedric remained silent.
The atmosphere became tense!
As Irwin said those words, it seemed like he had used up all his strength. Without waiting for Cedric's
response, he abruptly ended the call.
In the dimness, a cold and desolate aura surrounded Irwin.
He was wrong... he was truly wrong!
In the end, the only thing he got right was his understanding of Wexford. Wexford was like quicksand,
but in the end, it engulfed him and Cedric.
Then, Irwin dragged Natalie into it!
If he owed anyone...!
Between him and Cedric, Irwin was the one who owed Natalie more.
Natalie and Cedric might have been fine if it weren't for these conspiracies and schemes!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThey could have been happy.
But in the end, things had turned out this way because of Irwin.
No one slept well that night.
The following day at breakfast, the bitter medicine that made Natalie tremble was nowhere to be seen.
"I'll feed you."
"No need!"
"Nat, could you not be so cruel to me?"
Natalie fell silent.
At this moment, Irwin's emotions were clearly off.
Natalie couldn't pinpoint what exactly was wrong.
During this time, she had only just become familiar with the darkness when Irwin arrived here!
At that time, Irwin had offered to help her, but he didn't press the matter further after her refusal.
Perhaps he saw that even though she had lost her sight, she still had her own resilience.
But what was happening now?
"Be good and open your mouth. okay?"
Irwin scooped up a spoonful of soup and offered it to her. His tone was filled with patience and
indulgence.
"You..."
Natalie's words caught in her throat. Clearly, she had no obligation to care about him.
"Nat, what do you think about him?"
He was clearly referring to Cedric!
Natalie's already strained expression grew colder at the mention of Cedric. She replied icily, "There's
nothing to say between him and me."
Indeed, there was nothing to say between her and Cedric.
Irwin's chest tightened even more.
Nothing to say?
Irwin probably knew some of what Cedric had done to Natalie.
He... shouldn't have laid a hand on Luna!
No matter how important Isabella's daughter was to Cedric, he shouldn't have touched Natalie's
daughter.
Even if he didn't know the child was his at the time, she was still Natalie's daughter.
How could he?
"You and him are the last people I want to see in my life!" Natalie's voice was cold as ice, cutting off
any response from Irwin.
Irwin's already constricted chest grew even tighter upon hearing Natalie's words. His heart clenched
painfully.
The most terrifying thing about people was their emotions!
Blair's actions had made him angry back then.
Now, Natalie left him feeling helpless.
"You should actually hate me," Irwin said, his words somewhat intrusive.
Natalie fell silent.
She should hate Irwin?
Hah!
At least he knew he was detestable.
In fact, he was as detestable as Cedric.
"Remember when you took me to Mount Elven? Do you remember what you said?" Natalie asked.
"Nat."
"Now you want to be a good person and take all the blame upon yourself."
The irony in her words was not lost on Irwin, and it only made his chest ache even more.
Natalie continued, "You told me then that you only brought Isabella to him. In the end, who was more
significant to him was simply his own judgment."
Irwin fell silent.
His heart already ached, and after hearing Natalie say these words, the pain spread a little more.
Yes! He was only responsible for bringing Isabella to him. But why Cedric ended up prioritizing Isabella
and even Isabella's daughter over Natalie... was something Irwin had never considered.
Whether it was him or Natalie, all they saw was Isabella occupying a more important place in Cedric's
heart.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Irwin."
"Yeah?"
"If you were a father, who would be more important to you than your child?"
Irwin fell silent.
Who could be more important than one's own child?
There was only one answer in his heart—no one could be more important than their child.
But he couldn't say this to Natalie now, especially since she was already upset.
So, he wanted her to...!
"Nat, give yourself a chance. Consider letting go as also forgiving yourself, okay?"
"Kayla is still with him, right? Isn't it ridiculous that you're talking about this with me right now?" Irwin fell
silent.
His heart was torn apart by her words!
People said that women in love were foolish, and emotions consumed their thoughts.
But Natalie seemed so clear-headed now.
Did that mean she had no emotions?
Yes! She didn't feel anything.
The realization that Natalie felt nothing for Cedric made Irwin feel suffocated.
He had succeeded. He had successfully created a rift between them.
Yet, he couldn't feel happy even when faced with this success.
"Nat!"
How could she? How could she feel nothing at all?
It was no wonder that during this time, all he felt from Natalie was coldness and a complete lack of
warmth.
Even those around her felt it.
"Irwin, the idea of letting go and forgiving myself is so laughable!" Her words were filled with bitterness,
laced with simmering resentment.
Did they ever think of letting her go?