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 because she had

with his family because

Cedric wouldn’t do

life in the Johnson family would only get more difficult if she had done

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

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 Cedric’s hand abruptly leave hers as

rose to his feet.

once gentle and expressive, were now devoid of any warmth as he

met, Natalie felt nothing but a chilling

right there,” Cedric said before ending the

her

that Isabella had been

found. I’m going

is she to

her words were piercing. It was as if she was subjecting Cedric to an interrogation

down and caressed her face, then cupped her cheeks and k*ssed her on the forehead. The touch was gentle,

Natalie, this comfort felt

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

remained silent

The man k*ssed her again before getting up and leaving without looking

swift, as though he was

her eyes, concealing the

Rebecca had left.

bombshell into her and Cedric’s relationship. While their

completely destroyed, it would certainly

about Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him to be torn

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