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

death

exactly what was

such things? Now that the woman is dead,

differently because of a dead

Christina was silent.

woman was

back to Wanda, she looked at her with a

what that card he saw means

exchange of their

to Natalie before, he would now feel

her.

meant that Christina would be facing Cedric’s wrath.

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

mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca

him!” Christina

could do without anyone from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was

of possibly losing Cedric this time crossed her mind, she regretted that

go to her room to fetch the necklace just to

and set the fruit plate

“Shh, I know.”

can’t lose him,” Christina said

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her

know. Shh, it’s okay. I

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

made

circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying

“Wanda”

to the restroom for a moment. When she returned,

beat, especially when she saw the

had left.

was also nowhere to be

a number, and Wanda’s voice came from the

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda greeted.

urgently said, “Hurry, get

happened?” Wanda tensed when she heard Rebecca’s

that something big was about

her son

regarding Isabella’s matter. Now

contain his emotions.

find someone

that someone was

for the fire at the detention center that night, he might

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been such a ruthless glint in his eyes!

have gone back,”

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