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.

Miss, what are you saying? Don’t say such ominous

of death made

what was on Christinas mind.

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

treat you differently because of

Christina was silent.

woman was dead!

to Wanda, she looked at her with a complex and

do you know what that card he saw means for Natalie

the exchange of their previous

to Natalie before,

her.

that Christina would

these implications; she just felt

it mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and

him!” Christina

could do without anyone from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something she couldn’t bear.

possibly losing Cedric

room to fetch the necklace just

looked at the pain in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit plate aside to

said, “Shh,

Christina said with tears streaming down her face.

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her shoulder.

it’s okay. I know,

loving tone in Wanda’s voice,

she had made some

Christina broke down completely, crying like a

“Wanda”

a moment. When she returned, Cedric was nowhere to be found.

when she saw the

had left.

was also nowhere to be seen. Undoubtedly,

pulling out her phone, she quickly dialed a

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda greeted.

get Tina to my

when

that something big was about to

her son too

been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone, he

contain his emotions.

he would likely find someone to vent his frustrations on…

was undoubtedly Christina!

weren’t for the fire at the detention center

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such a ruthless glint in

gone back,” Rebecca said.

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