Natalie found Bianca's current situation increasingly complex.
However, Bianca always had her principles and a straightforward approach to things.
She understood the connections between Bianca and Malcolm well. No matter what, Bianca wouldn't let Malcolm ascend smoothly to that position.
So, her return now was not just for Zane but more so because of Malcolm.
In a moment, Natalie untangled these intricacies in her mind, which only deepened her concern for Bianca.
"Bia, Malcolm is a very dangerous man. He's a lunatic!" Natalie expressed her genuine worry.
Previously, Bianca had almost lost her life because of Faye. After that, it was because of Jade's vendetta.
Natalie was truly worried!
Bianca's eyes darkened at the mention of that man.
"Nat, some grudges aren't worth the hate. But some, we can't let go of," she said, her voice heavy with meaning.
It was a matter of principle for her. If she let go, what would it signify?
It was impossible for her!
"Malcolm won't let me go!" Bianca stated firmly, seeing through the situation better than anyone else.
Her words were undeniably true. Malcolm had never intended to let her off the hook, not after what happened with Faye and Jade.
From the start of their conflict due to Faye, Bianca knew it would be a battle to the bitter end.
"Even if Zane wins, can it truly end between you two?"
Natalie referred to Malcolm. If he was determined not to let Bianca go, there would be nowhere safe for her, regardless of the outcome.
Bianca looked at Natalie, her eyes deep and somber.
"If Zane wins, Simeria will be my sanctuary. But if Malcolm wins, I won't have a place to hide anywhere in the world."
Natalie's heart constricted at Bianca's words, realizing the gravity of her situation. Bianca's fate was no longer in her hands, and the resolution of Bianca's conflict with Malcolm wasn't something she could dictate.
Since becoming entangled with Malcolm, all initiative had slipped from Bianca's grasp.
Once, Bianca was proactive, always holding the reins of her life.
But now...
"Bia, I was wrong," Natalie confessed, her voice choking with emotion at this moment of realization.
Bianca fell silent, and her entire body stiffened instantly.
"You..."
"I shouldn't have let you go to Simeria. I should have sent you somewhere else."
Simeria was Bianca's abyss.
At that moment, Natalie even pondered whether everything would have turned out differently if Bianca had never gone to Simeria.
If Bianca hadn't met Malcolm...!
"You're wrong," Bianca softened her tone slightly as she listened to Natalie's distress.
Natalie's heart ached even more fiercely at Bianca's words of comfort.
"That man has always had his eye on me. Actually, back in Verde City, he had already made a move against me," Bianca revealed.
"Don't say things like that to comfort me."
"I sensed it before you sent me away. It wasn't just Cedric who had done something to me back then...!"
Yes!
At that time, Cedric had repeatedly made moves against Bianca's career, and Natalie feared Cedric's tactics might become even more ruthless.
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