Chapter 241 Difficult Times

In the past, what Christina most desired was to see her brother at home. She eagerly awaited the holidays

when she could reunite with him during school breaks

Later, when he married Natalie, she still hoped he would come back often.

However, these past few days have felt like an eternity for her.

Natalie was dead.

Although the firefighters eventually rescued her from the blaze, it was reported that she didn’t survive an hour after being saved.

Stephen came to take her away for cremation,

Christina harbored a deep hatred for Natalie, resenting her significant role in Cedric’s world.

Yet, even so, it was hard to muster up any feelings of happiness right now.

Because the man she loved… had a debt to settle with her for the sake of that dead woman.

Christina had never been so afraid to face Cedric.

She feared that he might confront her for that woman’s sake. She worried that the cruelty he once directed at Natalie would now be turned against her.

Would that cruelty slowly accumulate and be focused on her?

“Miss, have some oranges; they’re very sweet.”

Wanda stood behind Christina, holding the fruit. Her voice was soft and gentle.

Christina hadn’t eaten much these past two days despite her previous fondness for the snacks Wanda

used to make for her.

However, these two days…

No matter how much effort she put into it, Christina never took a single bite.

“I don’t want to eat!”

Christina lacked patience at this moment, and she was irritated by Wanda’s kindness.

“Miss, how can you not eat? You’ll collapse if you continue like this.”

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“I wish I had burned in that fire instead,” Christina said bitterly.

Yes. Once a person was dead, that was the end. It was those who lived that suffered! The living was.

constantly tormented and experiencing unpleasant feelings

After she said that, Wanda was shocked.

saying?

idea of death made Wanda uneasy.

knew exactly what was on Christinas

‘Miss, why worry about such things? Now that the woman

you differently because of a dead

Christina was silent.

was

back to Wanda, she looked at her with

card he saw means for Natalie and me?”

of

since Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before, he would now feel guilty and pained

her.

meant that Christina would be

she just felt

you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did you forget that?”

want him!” Christina said,

the Johnson family,

her life. As the thought of possibly losing Cedric this time crossed

her room to fetch the

and set the fruit plate aside to embrace

said, “Shh, I

said with tears streaming

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patted her shoulder.

Shh, it’s okay. I

the loving tone in Wanda’s voice, a glint of determination flashed in her eyes

she had made some

arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely,

“Wanda”

Rebecca had only gone to the restroom for a moment.

she saw the hospital gown

had left.

Lucas, but he was also nowhere

phone, she quickly dialed a number,

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

urgently said, “Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

when

big was about to happen.

her son too

Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone,

contain his emotions.

someone to vent his frustrations on…

that someone was undoubtedly

even dared to assume that If it weren’t for the fire at the detention center that night, he might have

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all, there had been such a ruthless glint in his eyes!

might have gone

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