Chapter 240 Despair

Cedric didn’t wake up until the next day’s evening.

Outside the window, the cold rain carried the scent of earth. Even the wind seemed damp.

The moment he opened his eyes, the stark white light stung his eyes. Memories in his mind kept pulling at

his b*dy, causing a numbing pain all over.

Rebecca was sitting on a chair by the bedside, already asleep. The moment she heard movement and

opened her eyes, she saw Cedric running barefoot towards the exit.

Alarmed, she called out, “Ced, where are you going?”

She hurriedly followed after him.

The moment they stepped out of the ward, they saw Cedric entering the elevator at the far end of the

corridor.

At that moment of eye contact. Rebecca clearly saw the hollow despair in Cedric’s eyes. It mixed with the

pallor of his face, making it extremely bleak.

Rebecca’s heart raced in panic.

“Ced, wait! Wait for me…”

She hurried over, but Cedric seemed not to hear.

As the elevator doors closed, Rebecca tried to stop it with her hands.

“Ced! Ced!”

But it was too late.

Watching the elevator descend, Rebecca shakily dialed a number.

Soon, Lucas’s voice came from the other end.

“Madam?”

“He’s gone to find Natalie; hurry and stop him,” Rebecca said in a trembling tone.

Her eyes were filled with anxiety.

Two days..!

In just a short two days, Verde City had completely changed.

The Johnson family had changed, and Natalle…

Natalie was gone.

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Ding!

The elevator door opened, and Cedric, in hospital attire and barefoot, walked out of the elevator just as

Lucas arrived.

There was a devastated look on Cedric’s face.

“Sir,” Lucas said as he approached Cedric and tried to stop him.

Rebecca’s worries were justified.

what happened would only

see

withdrew his hand as he noticed the despair in Cedric’s eyes. Cedric walked out,

followed him.

together at the burned–down detention center.

ruins before him. Some pillars had not

were burnt pitch black.

intact thing at the scene was the caution tape.

walked numbly

needed to find Natalie. She… was still inside. She had a cleanliness obsession. She disliked

of filth.

said, “Sir, Ms.

Cedric asked with

was trying hard to suppress the emotions pressing on him,

deep within

finally looked down and said, “Ms. Walker was

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Cedric was silent.

lose strength. The

nerves incessantly.

‘cremated further disrupted

burns. She was so afraid of fire. How could

they subject her

previous life, Scarlet Villa… And now the detention center in front of him, then the

she endure

inner turmoil continued.

felt

could speak, Lucas continued, “Mr. Jarvis has already taken her ashes to

asked me to pass on a message to

Cedric finally spoke.

unable to hear his own voice.

his head.

b*dy

him any longer,

Ms. Walker away last night, he asked you not to go to Simeria. Ms. Walker

Verde City because she didn’t want to see anyone from

Verde City…

for so many years. Yet, at the time of her death, she had no

attachment to it.

was evident that this place left her with

and nothing

chilling wind swept through

the cold piercing through him. Yet, it couldn’t compare

after losing Natalie.

end, he was still

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had failed to protect her. In this life, he pushed her

was these hands

these hands, he sent Natalie into hell

these

“Ahhh….”

as if a wild beast had gone out of control

Natalie was gone.

it was a fire that

whose soul,

it

Whose regrets?

again, Lucas had already brought

tears

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