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 way he could go to work

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

Natalie sat on the couch, and Cedric sat opposite

“Can we talk now?”

to

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

he given her any

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

no man from the Johnson family has ever

slightly. She looked into the man’s eyes, which were

he had burned her to death in her past

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

Cedric was speechless.

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

gaze, her infuriating expression pushing

He finally turned away.

this conversation might lead him to

it was just his back, it had once

But now…

called out to

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

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