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.

him? This was the man who had called her to question her just because she had said some things to

ties with his family because they did that

wouldn’t do

only get more difficult if she had done

a rift between her and Cedric, she would only torment Natalie in his

with.

“What is it?”

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

rose to his feet.

devoid of any warmth as he glanced

felt nothing but

there,” Cedric said before ending the

turned her head

knew that Isabella had been

found. I’m going

she

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

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

Natalie, this comfort felt

everyone is saying. I’ll tell you everything

silent at his

before getting up and leaving

though he was

her eyes, concealing the turmoil

Rebecca had left.

into

destroyed, it

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

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