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.

his patience and decided to take her home. There was no way he could go to work after

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

reaching home, Natalie sat on the couch, and Cedric

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to talk about,”

personal assistant for the past six

he given her

refusing to look at the man whose temples

the Johnson family has ever divorced; there

slightly. She looked into the man’s eyes,

reason he had burned her

trace of coldness in her eyes, she said, “Fine. Either you can be the first divorcee

Cedric was speechless.

around them felt colder. He looked down at

met his gaze, her infuriating expression

He finally turned away.

this conversation might lead him to lose control and

Even if it was just his back, it

But now…

Natalie called out

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

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