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.

what are you saying? Don’t say such

idea of death made Wanda uneasy.

what was on

such things? Now that the woman is dead,

differently because of a dead

Christina was silent.

was dead!

Wanda, she looked at her with a complex and uncertain

you know what that card he

the exchange of

Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before, he would now feel guilty and

her.

also meant that Christina would be

about these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently

you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did

Christina said, expressing her heartache.

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

As the thought of possibly losing Cedric

her room to fetch the necklace just to

eyes and set the fruit plate

said, “Shh,

can’t lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming down her face.

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patted her

I know. Shh, it’s okay. I know,

voice,

she had made some significant

her, Christina broke down completely,

“Wanda”

the restroom for a moment. When she returned, Cedric

saw the hospital gown

had left.

was also nowhere to be seen. Undoubtedly, he

dialed a

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda

“Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

Wanda tensed when she heard Rebecca’s

felt that something big was about to

her son too

been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter.

contain his emotions.

likely find someone

that someone was undoubtedly

even dared to assume that If it weren’t for the fire

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have gone back,”

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