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

death

was

things? Now that the woman

treat you differently because

Christina was silent.

was

her with

what that card he saw means for Natalie and

signified the exchange of their previous

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

her.

would be facing Cedric’s

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

have Madam Rebecca and

I want him!” Christina said, expressing

the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something

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

go to her room to fetch the necklace just

Christina’s eyes and set the fruit

said, “Shh, I

lose him,” Christina said with

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her

know. Shh, it’s okay. I

that moment, despite the loving tone in Wanda’s voice, a glint of

had made some significant

arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying like a child.

“Wanda”

restroom for a moment. When she returned,

when she saw the hospital gown on the bed, confirming that Cedric

had left.

Lucas! Rebecca called for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to be

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

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

urgently said, “Hurry, get

happened?” Wanda tensed when

felt that something big was about to happen.

knew her son

regarding Isabella’s

contain his emotions.

find someone to vent his

someone was

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

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there had been such a

might have gone back,” Rebecca said.

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