Chapter 17 Irreparable Rift

Just as Cedric was about to explode, a knock at the door interrupted him.

It was the butler, who announced, “Sir, Mr. Lewis is here.”

“Have him wait in the study,” Cedric instructed.

Natalie’s face turned even colder upon hearing that Stefan had arrived.

Stefan Lewis was Cedric’s best friend. He owned a private detective agency, and there was nothing he couldn’t uncover if one was willing to pay. Many wealthy women had sought him out to find evidence of

their husbands‘ infidelity.

And Natalie… knew all too well what Stefan had brought for Cedric today. It was the evidence that would push her husband’s feelings for her to the brink.

“If you ever dare to mention divorce again, I won’t let you off,” said Cedric, each word dripping with

venom, before he turned and left.

Watching his retreating figure, Natalie eventually closed her eyes.

But as Cedric was about to step out the door, she couldn’t help but call out, “Wait.”

“What else do you want to say?”

much trust do you have

was a foolish question.

different lifetime, she… was still afraid! Even after enduring the painful ending

helpless. She feared that her relationship with Cedric would be destroyed in an instant. Thinking about how his level of

eyes met, Natalie observed him carefully, trying to etch the last traces of his determination into

simply said, “I have always

walked away, heading to his study to

spot for a long, long

is meant to happen would

took a

like a mummy. With her

the room – Christina, whose eyes were currently

never thought that she would drag me down even in

thrown in jail. Who could have known that

Even her mother, who had always doted on her, had been too caught up in the Johnson family’s public image to pay her any attention. Meanwhile, Cedric’s every thought was focused

to exonerate herself, nearly

the hospital bed, Isabella’s demeanor was no longer

necessary arrangements been made?” asked Isabella

worry. Everything has been taken care of, and my brother has probably

assured

breathed a

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