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.”

not at Bianca’s place!

words left

Overtime?

At this hour?

of the phone, Cedric felt a chill running through

and called Yuvan.

were laden

over and reported, “Sir, they are still working overtime downstairs. We just sent back the drafts to be revised again.

a

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

working right now.”

young mistress? No one would dare

was absolutely certain of

had made it

this point would be equivalent to going against Cedric, and no one in

that foolish.

Cedric’s anger flared as he exclaimed, “She

believe his

Overtime?

have heard wrong,

was wrong either with their side or

she be working overtime? How could she accept such

air around Cedric was

working

her. Now, she was the

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

This was madness.

in Verde City must

i

investigate, Cedric found himself alone in the office. He lit a cigarette, inhaled deeply, and blew out a cloud of

appeared even more restless, and his eyes

arrived at the doorstep of Apex

for over ten hours.

hours even started, so she was freezing by the time the

opened its doors.

previous meeting.

prepared a cup of hot milk

take the chill off,” the

you.” Natalie

had driven her here, but she had some important matters to attend to in the morning, so

the car and left.

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

it was also because she had always stayed indoors when she was together with Cedric that she was unaware of the seasonal changes in

Verde City could be this chilly. It seemed she would need to dress more warmly when going out

this early. Mr. Frazier usually arrives around nine. He might

than that sometimes!”

as she was drinking the hot milk when she heard this. The remark had caught her off guard, making

handed her a tissue while asking in

“I’m…

her understanding, people in charge of

the years she spent with him, she had been

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