Chapter 5 She Dared to Threaten Him

Natalie winced in pain. She raised her hand and slapped Cedric in the face.

The already tense atmosphere became even more stifling.

Cedric’s hand shifted from her jaw to her delicate neck, and his breathing was harsh.

“You’ve been acting strange all day. Explain yourself.”

At this moment, Cedric finally realized that Natalie wasn’t just playing around.

She had always been composed and knew her boundaries. If it were just a tantrum, she wouldn’t have pestered him like this, especially after he had ignored her in the morning.

Natalie glared at him. She held his wrist and said, “The clerk’s office closes in twenty minutes. We should handle the paperwork before it does.”

“Natalie Walker!” The man’s breath was unsteady with frustration.

Natalie forcefully pulled his hand down, pushing him away. However, he remained steady as a rock and unmovable. Natalie could do nothing else but glare angrily at him.

lost his patience and decided to take her home. There was

the way back, the driver struggled to maintain control of the car, a testament to the

on the couch, and

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to talk about,” she

had been involved with his personal assistant for the past six months, and the whole world knew

he given

man’s sharp gaze bore into her. Natalie turned her head away, refusing to look at the man whose

the Johnson family has ever divorced;

the man’s eyes, which were filled with complex emotions and

was this the reason he had burned

can be the

Cedric was speechless.

and the air around them felt colder. He looked down at

met his gaze, her infuriating expression pushing Cedric to his

He finally turned away.

conversation might lead him to

walk away. Even if it was just his back, it had once given her an

But now…

Natalie called out to

should calm yourself. Don’t contact me until you figure out how to talk

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