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Chapter 679
Zane shook his head. "Keep me company for a bit while I eat?"
"I just had lunch with Nat."
"You could eat something light."
Clearly, Zane didn't enjoy dining alone.
It was dull.
Bianca couldn't deny him and eventually accompanied Zane to the dining room. The room had French
windows, offering a clear view of everything inside from the outside.
Seeing Zane embrace Bianca as they entered the restaurant, Yvette's mind was swept up in a storm!
He...!
He had completely changed.
Zane was gentle to everyone else, but he was so cold to Yvette. When he returned this time, it was as
if everything between them had never happened.
This feeling made Yvette's heart even heavier.
The suffocating confusion enveloped her entirely.
She had always been waiting for Zane, even during the years of marriage to Alto.
But now, she didn't know what this waiting meant anymore.
It started drizzling.
Yvette stood in the wind and rain, unable to return to her senses. Eventually, her consciousness
became increasingly hazy, and she collapsed in the rain.
There were noisy sounds around her, but she couldn't hear anything.
She just... couldn't hear anything.
Why did things turn out like this?
Zane and Bianca were eating in the dining room when they heard about Yvette collapsing outside.
It was only then that Bianca realized Yvette was here.
Before she could react, the man who had been sitting beside her suddenly stood up and strode
outside.
Bianca was silent, and her brow furrowed tightly.
Meanwhile, Natalie had gone to Lotus Villa after leaving Verdant Villa. On the way, she received a call
from Abigail.
"Cedric's sudden disappearance has thrown all of Wexford into chaos. He really left everything to Irwin.
It doesn't sound like he was scheming something like you thought," Abigail said.
Natalie was silent.
Bianca had brought this up earlier in Verdant Villa!
At the time, Natalie didn't want to talk about it. But now that Abigail brought it up, she understood.
Something was going on in Wexford.
"Nat? Nat!"
"Huh? I'm listening!"
"What's going on with Cedric and Irwin? Why did Cedric hand everything over to Irwin? This is a huge
loss for us!" Abigail kept complaining from the other end of the line.
What was this?
It meant that everything she had squeezed out of Cedric's side was now completely irrelevant.
Had she been wasting her time?
Natalie took a deep breath and asked Abigail, "When did he leave Wexford?"
"About twenty days ago, I think? I don't remember the exact date."
Twenty days ago!
Natalie remembered that had also been his last visit to Luna, and then... he was gone?!
"Does anyone know where he is now?" Natalie asked.
"Nope!"
Natalie fell silent.
It seemed that twenty days ago, Cedric had come to Simeria to see Luna after leaving Wexford.
"Where's Kayla?"
"You mean that child?"
"Yeah."
Yes, that child—the one who was incredibly important to Cedric. The child that was more important
than his own daughter, even.
Some unpleasant memories were like that. They touched a nerve deep within a person!
Whenever Natalie thought of Kayla, she would remember how Cedric had tried to use Luna to save
Kayla. It was the kind of sacrifice he was willing to make to ensure Kayla's well-being, just like he had
once demanded Natalie's eyes for Isabella.
Cedric had later claimed he never truly meant to ask for them.
Natalie could sense, deep down, that he was sincere when he said those things.
Yes.
Regardless of how he explained it later, Natalie knew what he said back then was true.
However, she didn't know Cedric's exact reasons for doing what he did. She hadn't wanted to listen
then. After all, those explanations meant nothing to her.
Abigail continued, "Forget about that child now. None of his people are in Wexford anymore."
"All of them?"
"Yeah! Didn't I already tell you? He handed everything over to Irwin." Everything?!
So, he was stepping back from Wexford?
Why?
When Irwin arrived at Yuloria, Cedric had departed!
What was Natalie thinking at that time?
She thought Irwin and Cedric had struck a deal for some benefit. She assumed that Irwin had given
Frederick's location to Cedric, which was why he left Yuloria.
So, what was happening now?
What happened after Cedric had left Yuloria to return to Wexford?
Her previous speculation about why Cedric left Yuloria had been overturned.
Why did he leave if it wasn't because Irwin gave him Frederick's whereabouts?
Right now, Natalie was left with only more questions in her mind!
And now...!
Logically, everything in Wexford was under his control after he left Yuloria, so why hand everything over
to Irwin? Throughout her journey back, Natalie hadn't asked Clyde why Irwin left or where he went.
But now...
"Irwin's in Wexford?"
"Cedric handed everything over to him, so where else would he be if not in Wexford?"
Abigail was exasperated. How many times had she said this?
"That has nothing to do with me!" Natalie said.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
Nothing!
Yes, that was how she saw it.
Regardless of what she heard about Cedric and Irwin, it no longer concerned her. When she regained
her sight, those two had become part of her past.
Whether it was now or in the future...
They were no longer her concern!
Abigail paused in surprise. "Are you serious?!"
"What?"
"No, I mean... seriously?!"
At this moment, Abigail really didn't know what to say. She never expected Natalie to respond like this.
Could it be that she really...?
"Don't you want to know where Cedric went?" Abigail asked.
They were talking about the entire Wexford here!
Cedric had completely withdrawn from Wexford, taking all his people with him.
So, where did they go? Why hand everything over to Irwin?
"Kayla has also withdrawn from school," Abigail added after a moment's thought.
Kayla withdrew from school?!
It was evident that Cedric's departure meant he didn't intend to return to Wexford this time!
Twenty days ago...
That meant that the last time he was seen was when he visited Simeria to see Luna!
Although her tone was indifferent, Natalie couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen to him?"