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 ominous things.”

death made Wanda uneasy.

knew exactly what was on Christinas

why worry about such things? Now that the woman is dead, would Master

treat you differently because of

Christina was silent.

was

Wanda, she looked at her with

know what that card he saw means for Natalie and

signified the exchange of their

to Natalie before, he would now feel guilty and

her.

Christina would

about these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently

does it mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did you

him!” Christina said, expressing her

without anyone from the Johnson family, but

losing Cedric this time crossed

her room to fetch

at the pain in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit plate

“Shh,

lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming down her

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her shoulder.

know. Shh, it’s okay.

voice, a

made some significant

circled around her, Christina broke down

“Wanda”

a moment. When she returned, Cedric

when she saw the hospital gown on

had left.

he was also nowhere to be seen. Undoubtedly, he had

a number, and Wanda’s voice came from the other

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda

urgently said, “Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

tensed when she

something big

knew her son

Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was

contain his emotions.

would likely find someone to vent his frustrations on…

someone was

that If it weren’t for the fire at

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