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 made

knew exactly what was on Christinas

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

you differently because of

Christina was silent.

was

at her with a complex

what that card he saw means for Natalie and me?”

signified the exchange of

been cruel to Natalie before, he

her.

would be

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

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

him!” Christina said, expressing

could do without anyone from the Johnson family, but losing

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

go to her room to fetch

and set the fruit plate

“Shh,

I can’t lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming

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her shoulder.

Shh, it’s okay. I

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

she had made some

warm arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying

“Wanda”

gone to the restroom for a

she saw the hospital

had left.

Rebecca called for Lucas, but he was also nowhere

a

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda

get

happened?” Wanda tensed when she heard Rebecca’s

that something big

her son too

regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone, he couldn’t

contain his emotions.

likely find someone

was

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

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a ruthless glint in

have gone back,” Rebecca

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