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 say such ominous

death made Wanda

exactly what was on Christinas mind.

why worry about such things? Now that

treat you differently because of a

Christina was silent.

was dead!

to Wanda, she looked at her with a complex and

card he saw means for

of their previous positions.

Natalie before, he would now feel guilty

her.

would be facing Cedric’s

care about these implications; she just felt sorry for the

you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth

him!” Christina said, expressing her

from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something

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

fetch the necklace just

eyes and set the fruit plate aside

“Shh, I

lose him,” Christina said with

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patted her

know. Shh, it’s okay.

tone in Wanda’s voice, a glint of

made some

Wanda’s warm arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying like a

“Wanda”

only gone to the restroom for a moment. When she returned, Cedric was nowhere

she saw the hospital

had left.

for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to

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

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda

said, “Hurry, get Tina to my

when she heard Rebecca’s

big was about to

her son

been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone, he couldn’t

contain his emotions.

someone to vent his frustrations on…

was undoubtedly

weren’t for the fire at the detention center

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there had been such a

have gone back,” Rebecca

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