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.

had called her to

sever ties with his family because they did that to

wouldn’t do

would only get more difficult if she had done anything of

this caused a rift between

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

“What is it?”

spoke, Natalie felt the warmth of Cedric’s hand abruptly leave hers as

rose to his feet.

devoid of any warmth as he glanced at her. When

nothing but

I’ll be right there,” Cedric

her

knew that Isabella had been

found. I’m going

is she

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

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

comfort

I’ll tell you everything when I return,

silent

before getting up and leaving without looking

as though

concealing

Rebecca had left.

thrown a bombshell into

might not be completely destroyed, it would

Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him

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