In the end, Cedric left. Despite his apparent anguish in front of Natalie upon hearing about Kayla's relapse, he still left.The dining room fell into a long, profound silence.Lydia and Xyla turned to Natalie with heartbroken looks on their faces."Miss," Lydia stepped forward, wanting to give Natalie a comforting hug.Natalie replied, "Now, have you learned what favoritism truly means?"Favoritism!Indeed...If one wasn't the only one in someone's heart, they often had a form of favoritism. No matter how important they were in someone's heart, they would ultimately face hardship if that favoritism wasn't directed toward them.The old Natalie didn't understand these dynamics, but now, she understood. Did she have a place in Cedric's heart? Yes, undoubtedly. Even as a substitute, she occupied a position. However, she was still just a substitute, and substitutes could never gain a man's favoritism."Miss, can we just ignore him from now on?" Lydia said as her heart ac
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