As Natalie listened to the voices coming from the listening device, her heart went cold.
She had never imagined her life story was a lie. She really was a child of the Ward family, swapped at birth by her mother, Kate Verdan.
Because Kate was afraid her own child would suffer, and because she knew what kind of man Martin Doyle was, she had switched them, destroying Natalie's life in the process.
She never thought that the mother she respected and loved most was the architect of her ruin.
So what was all that affection she’d been shown? Was it just guilt for stealing her life?
Natalie felt as if her heart was being ripped to shreds. Losing Darren and Hanley to Marie had been the worst thing she could imagine.
But she was wrong. There was something worse. What had been stolen from her was her entire life.
Everything she was supposed to have had been taken. She had nothing left.
Natalie felt her legs start to give way, but Terence’s hand held her steady.
“The people in this world who don’t care about you, you don’t have to care about them either. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side.”
Natalie fought back her tears. She didn’t want to keep being so vulnerable in front of Terence.
“Thank you,” she said. “Thank you for planting the bug, and thank you for letting me hear the truth.”
At the hospital, Natalie had deliberately mentioned that Marie might have pushed Martin.
She knew that if Marie was their daughter, Kate Verdan would never allow her own child to harm her own father.
Did they want Natalie to see Marie being adored by everyone? To see how radiant she was, just to break her heart?
Fools. They had no idea they were hurting their own biological daughter.
Terence was about to rip the invitation to shreds. He wouldn’t let them hurt Natalie. But she stopped him.
“Wait.”
Natalie stopped Terence from tearing up the invitation. “They want me to attend, so I will. Will you go with me?”
Terence looked at her. She knew this party was for Marie, that they would be showing off endlessly just to make her miserable. Did she really want to go and watch them celebrate?

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The readers' comments on the novel: Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie)
I think Terence must know something isn't right about Angela, that's why he agreed to figure it out....
Marie needs to be gone, she has caused enough trouble for Natalie. This is getting boring!...
This fiasco needs to end. Natalie and Terrance need to be together and in my mind somehow those twins are Natalie’s....
Time for Marie to get her end, this has gone on way too long, time to move on. It’s getting boring....
Payback time. Waiting for chapters 321 onwards!...
I love the sarcastic comebacks. Quite amusing!...