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.

eventually lost his patience and decided to take her home. There was no

struggled to maintain control of the car, a testament to the intensity of

on the couch,

“Can we talk now?”

have nothing to

personal assistant for the past six months, and the whole

given

bore into her. Natalie turned her head away, refusing to look at the

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

the man’s eyes,

burned her to death in her past

“Fine. Either you can be the first divorcee in your family, or you can go

Cedric was speechless.

them felt colder. He looked down at

his gaze, her infuriating expression pushing

He finally turned away.

lead him to

Even if it was just his back, it had once given her an immense sense

But now…

called out

“You should calm yourself. Don’t

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