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

ties with his family because they

wouldn’t

more difficult if she had done

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

hand with. one hand, he retrieved

“What is it?”

felt the

rose to his feet.

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

met, Natalie felt nothing

I’ll be right there,” Cedric said

turned her head

that Isabella had

been found. I’m going to

she

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

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

this comfort felt insincere

saying. I’ll tell you everything when I return,

remained silent

The man k*ssed her again before getting up and

swift, as though he was in a

concealing the turmoil within

Rebecca had left.

thrown a bombshell into her and

be completely destroyed, it would certainly be

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

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