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?”

trust do you

question. But she couldn’t

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

relationship with Cedric would be destroyed in an instant. Thinking about how his level of trust in her had dropped to almost zero, she

Natalie observed him carefully, trying to etch the last

simply said, “I have

away, heading

stood in the same spot for a long, long time, not moving

what is meant to happen would

took a

wrapped up like a

room –

thought that she would drag me down even

Natalie thrown in jail. Who could have known that

who had always doted on her, had been too caught up in the Johnson

great lengths to exonerate herself, nearly delaying the

hospital bed, Isabella’s demeanor was no longer as dignified as

the necessary arrangements been made?”

of, and my brother has

Christina assured her

a

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