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.

are you saying?

idea of death made Wanda

exactly what was on Christinas

about such things? Now that

treat you differently because of a

Christina was silent.

was dead!

at her with a complex

what that card he saw means

the exchange of their

since Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before, he would now

her.

also meant that Christina would be

didn’t care about these implications; she just felt sorry for the

Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did you forget that?”

Christina said, expressing her

Johnson family, but

her life. As the thought of possibly losing Cedric this time crossed her mind, she regretted that she had asked

go to her room to fetch the

and set the fruit plate aside to embrace

“Shh,

lose him,” Christina said with

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patted her

it’s

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

she had made some significant decision.

circled around her, Christina broke down

“Wanda”

the restroom for a moment. When she

especially when she saw the hospital gown on

had left.

for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to be seen.

she quickly dialed a number,

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

said, “Hurry, get

when

that something big was

her son too

to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was

contain his emotions.

someone to

was undoubtedly

it weren’t for the fire at the detention center that night, he might

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been such a

gone back,”

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