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.

her home. There was no

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

home, Natalie sat on the couch, and Cedric sat

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to talk about,”

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

given

away, refusing to look at the

no man from the Johnson family has ever divorced; there have only

the man’s eyes, which were filled with complex emotions and

burned her to death in her past

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

Cedric was speechless.

air around them felt colder. He looked

fearlessly met his gaze, her infuriating expression pushing Cedric

He finally turned away.

conversation might lead him to lose control and

Even if it was just his back, it had once

But now…

Natalie called out to

should calm yourself. Don’t contact me until you figure out how

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