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

his family because

Cedric wouldn’t do

get more

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

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

“What is it?”

on the other end spoke, Natalie felt the warmth of Cedric’s hand abruptly leave

rose to his feet.

now devoid of any warmth as

met, Natalie felt nothing but a

Cedric said

her head

that Isabella had been

has been found. I’m going to see

she

words were piercing. It was

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

comfort felt insincere and

is saying. I’ll

silent at his

her again before getting up and leaving

as though he was

concealing the turmoil

Rebecca had left.

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

completely destroyed, it would

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

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