When Natalie left the hospital, it was already three in the morning. She had spent several hours there.

She looked apologetically at Bianca and said, “I’m sorry, Bia.”

“Cut it out; you don’t have to say such things to me.”

Bianca didn’t care. She only wanted to help Natalie break free from Cedric as soon as possible. If this continued, she was genuinely worried it might lead to a fatality. The people around Cedric were not to be underestimated, and Natalie had ...