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.

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

struggled to maintain control of the car, a testament to

home, Natalie sat on the couch, and Cedric sat

“Can we talk now?”

to talk about,”

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

he given her any

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

man from the Johnson family has ever divorced; there

She looked into the man’s eyes,

he had burned her to

“Fine. Either you can be the

Cedric was speechless.

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

her infuriating expression pushing Cedric to his breaking

He finally turned away.

lead him to lose control and

Even if it was just his back, it had once

But now…

called out

didn’t turn around. “You should calm yourself. Don’t contact me until you

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