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.

home. There was no way he could go to work after today’s

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

reaching home, Natalie sat on the couch,

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to talk

to talk about? He had been involved with his personal assistant for the past six

given her

her head away, refusing to look at the man whose temples pulsated angrily. Her indifferent attitude only seemed

man from the Johnson family has ever divorced; there have only been

She looked into the man’s eyes, which were filled with complex emotions

reason he had burned her to

can be the first divorcee in your family, or you can go

Cedric was speechless.

felt colder. He looked down at Natalie, emanating a strong sense

gaze, her infuriating expression pushing Cedric to

He finally turned away.

lead him to lose control and

away. Even if it was just his back, it

But now…

Natalie called

“You should calm yourself. Don’t

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