Chapter 14 Online Harassment and Threats

Upstairs, Natalie listened to Cedric’s yelling at Rebecca. She couldn’t help but feel sad about how ironic

the situation was!

When they had looked down on her, even refusing to allow her to have Cedric’s child, she hadn’t uttered a

word of complaint in Cedric’s presence.

Looking back now, she realized how foolishly she had thought that she simply needed to do better, and

eventually, the Johnson family would accept her.

Since the deaths of her parents and grandmother, she had never experienced the warmth of a family.

That’s why she had been single–mindedly working to maintain Cedric’s family.

Her entire focus had been on gaining their acceptance. But in the end, she had been wrong.

She closed her eyes, but the sorrow on her face was impossible to conceal.

When Cedric came upstairs, he saw Natalie lying on the chaise longue in the room. He approached her and crouched down in front of her, taking her hand.

“Nat.”

Natalie subconsciously tried to withdraw her hand.

But the man tightened his grip. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Natalie let out a bitter laugh.

was the point of telling him? This was the man who had called her to question her just

going to sever ties with his family because they did that

wouldn’t do

get more difficult if she had

a petty person. If this caused a rift between her and Cedric,

Holding Natalie’s hand with. one hand, he retrieved his phone with

“What is it?”

the other end spoke, Natalie felt the

rose to his feet.

were now devoid of any warmth as he

felt nothing but a chilling

there,” Cedric

her

that Isabella had been

found. I’m going

she

look at Cedric, her eyes filled with calm, but her words were piercing. It was

then cupped her cheeks and k*ssed her on the forehead. The touch was gentle, soft, and meant to comfort

comfort felt insincere and

your imagination run wild. It’s not like what everyone is saying. I’ll tell you everything when I

silent

good.” The man k*ssed her again before

as though he was

eyes, concealing the turmoil within

Rebecca had left.

had just thrown a bombshell into her and Cedric’s relationship. While their

might not be completely destroyed, it

been concerned about Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him

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