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 man who had called her to question her just because she had said some things to his adopted

his family

Cedric wouldn’t do

would only get more difficult if she had done anything

petty person. If this caused a rift between her and Cedric, she would only torment

to say something else, his phone suddenly rang. Holding Natalie’s hand with. one hand, he retrieved

“What is it?”

the person on the other end spoke, Natalie felt the warmth of

rose to his feet.

eyes, once gentle and expressive, were now devoid of any warmth

met, Natalie felt nothing but a chilling

right there,” Cedric

turned her

Isabella had

has been found. I’m going to

she to

turned to look at Cedric, her eyes filled with calm, but her words were piercing. It was as if she was subjecting Cedric to an interrogation

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

Natalie, this comfort felt insincere

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

silent

The man k*ssed her again before getting up

steps were swift, as though he was

eyes, concealing the

Rebecca had left.

a bombshell into her and Cedric’s relationship.

destroyed, it

Natalie had been concerned about Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him to be

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