Chapter 45 Her Seclusion

It had to be said that for most of their marriage, Cedric had been a devoted husband except for the last six months. He would return home early if he had no business commitments and never stayed out past

elever..

As a result, Natalie’s bedtime rarely extended past eleven as well.

Working late into the night like this so suddenly was taxing on Natalie.

In the office’s rest area, she sat in a large chair, covering herself with her coat.

Karina sat nearby and said, “You might need to move out of Ms. Sander’s place.”

Natalie nodded, well aware of the situation. Living at Bianca’s place had already seriously affected

Bianca’s life, which was why she had been reluctant to move there three months ago.

She just hadn’t expected such tactics to resurface.

As she was pondering this matter, Cedric called.

Cedric didn’t wait for Natalie to say anything when she answered.

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He immediately asked, “You haven’t gone back yet?”

“I never said I was going back.”

“Do you think Blanca can protect you, or do you believe you can handle it yourself? Come back immediately!” Cedric said impatiently.

It was clear that he knew about the parcels.

Natalie closed her eyes. She was exhausted, and her patience had run thin.

“Seriously? I reported these people to the police three months ago, and you bailed out those people. Is it my fault that they’re coming after me again?”

“Natalie!”

“Why are you yelling?” Natalie snapped.

She had no desire to hear anything from Cedric, especially when she remembered that he had bailed out. those people

Why had he called her?

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Was he worried about her?

What a joke!

“It’s not a time for us to be arguing, okay?” Cedric said. He softened his tone, trying to use another tactic

when he saw how stubborn Natalie was being.

“Just be good, okay? I’ll have Yuvan pick you up. Wear more layers. It’s chilly outside.”

Bianca’s

left Cedric

Overtime?

At this hour?

the phone, Cedric felt

up and

were laden with suppressed

are still working overtime downstairs. We just sent

a difficult

instead of demanding something related to the drafts, Cedric said, “Find

working right now.”

young mistress? No one would dare

was absolutely

made it

would be equivalent to going

that foolish.

anger flared as he exclaimed, “She said she’s

believe his

Overtime?

have heard

with

on earth would she be working overtime? How

around Cedric was

Natalie was working

Now, she was the one telling him in a very

the situation was odd, Yuvan quickly said, “I’ll find out immediately

This was madness.

City must

i

to investigate, Cedric found himself alone in the office. He lit a

more restless,

the following day, Natalie arrived at the doorstep of Apex Global with the drafts she had worked

for over ten hours.

before work hours even started,

opened its doors.

from their previous meeting. She

cup of hot milk for

milk to take the chill off,”

you.” Natalie

important matters to attend to in

the car and left.

had only been half an hour since then, but Natalie was already shivering with cold

that she was unaware of the

this chilly. It seemed she would

this early. Mr. Frazier

than that sometimes!”

was drinking the hot milk when she heard

okay?” The receptionist handed her a tissue

replied, “I’m…

people in charge of entire companies were

Cedric always left the house before eight in the morning each day. Thus, in the years she spent with him, she had been accustomed to rising early to have

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