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.

saying? Don’t

death

was on Christinas

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

differently because of

Christina was silent.

was dead!

Wanda, she looked at her with a complex

he saw means

the exchange of

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

her.

Christina would be facing

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

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

I want him!” Christina said, expressing her

from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something she

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

go to her room to fetch the necklace just to spite Isabella.

pain in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit plate aside to

said, “Shh, I

said with tears streaming

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patted her shoulder.

it’s okay. I know, hmm?”

voice, a glint of determination flashed in her eyes as

made some significant

warm arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely,

“Wanda”

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

a beat, especially when she saw the hospital

had left.

Rebecca called for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to be seen. Undoubtedly, he

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

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

“Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

Wanda tensed when

that something big was

her son

been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s

contain his emotions.

would likely find someone to vent his

was

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

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such a ruthless glint in

might have gone back,” Rebecca

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