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? Don’t say such ominous

idea of death made

what was on

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

treat you differently because of

Christina was silent.

woman was dead!

back to Wanda, she looked at her with a complex and uncertain

that card he saw means for

signified the exchange of their previous

Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before, he would

her.

would

these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently tormented Christina,

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

him!” Christina said, expressing her

the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something she couldn’t

of possibly losing Cedric this time

room to fetch the necklace just

the pain in Christina’s eyes and set

“Shh,

Christina said with tears streaming down her face.

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her

I know. Shh, it’s okay. I know,

loving tone in Wanda’s voice, a

made some significant decision.

circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying like

“Wanda”

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

she saw the

had left.

was also nowhere

quickly dialed a

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda greeted.

“Hurry, get Tina to

tensed when she heard Rebecca’s words.

that something big was

her son too

Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was

contain his emotions.

find someone to vent his frustrations on…

someone was undoubtedly Christina!

to assume that If it weren’t for the fire at the detention center

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there had been such a

have gone back,”

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