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.

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

control of the car, a testament to the intensity

the couch, and Cedric

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to

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

he given

turned her head away, refusing to look at the man whose temples pulsated

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

looked into the man’s eyes, which were filled with complex

he had burned her to

her eyes, she said, “Fine. Either you can be the first divorcee

Cedric was speechless.

the air around them felt colder. He

gaze, her infuriating

He finally turned away.

conversation might lead him

away. Even if it was just his

But now…

Natalie called out to

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

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