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.

you saying? Don’t say such ominous

of death made Wanda uneasy.

knew exactly what was on Christinas

advised. ‘Miss, why worry about such things? Now that the woman is dead,

you differently because of

Christina was silent.

woman was dead!

Wanda, she looked at her with a complex and uncertain expression.

what that card he saw means for

exchange of their previous positions.

Natalie before, he would now feel

her.

that Christina would be facing

these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently tormented

it mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did you forget that?”

Christina said, expressing her

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

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

her room to fetch the necklace just to

pain in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit

said, “Shh, I

Christina said with tears streaming down her

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patted her shoulder.

it’s okay. I

tone in Wanda’s voice,

had made some

warm arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying

“Wanda”

for a moment. When she returned, Cedric

a beat, especially when she saw the hospital gown on

had left.

for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to be

pulling out her phone, she quickly dialed a number, and Wanda’s voice came from the

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

get

tensed when she heard Rebecca’s

something big was about

knew her son

Natale regarding Isabella’s matter.

contain his emotions.

he would likely find someone to vent his frustrations on…

someone was undoubtedly Christina!

the fire at the detention center that

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all, there had been such a ruthless glint in his

gone back,” Rebecca

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