Chapter 286 Skilled Demeanor

It turned out she had never truly understood him!

When Natalie had been by his side, the deeply furrowed brows she used to see probably weren’t solely due to the Johnson family’s internal conflicts.

There could have been something deeper behind it.

“Ms. Walker, are you alright?”

Wendy looked at Natalie with concern.

Natalie had been with Cedric for ten years. Now, Natalie realized that the person beside her in bed wasn’t what she had perceived all along.

It was normal for anyone to be unable to accept it, right?

However, Wendy was overthinking it.

After all, Natalie had seen Cedric’s venomous side. What did these things behind him matter?

“Why wouldn’t I be?” Natalie glanded at Wendy, realizing at that moment that she didn’t have many useful people around her.

Stephen had reassigned Karina.

Zane had taken an extended leave!

With only Wendy around, Natalie couldn’t help but feel a sense of…

“Ms. Walker?” Seeing Natalie in a daze, Wendy called out to her, snapping her back to reality.

Natalie’s gaze sharpened as she looked at Wendy

She said, “Wendy, I have a challenging task for you.”

“What is it?”

“I need to know all the business connections Cedric has.”

Yes, what other businesses were involved?

It seemed that knowing about Johnson Enterprise was only scratching the surface.

Was it the same for Palm Pearl Inc.?

Yes, that must be it.

Upon hearing this, Wendy’s expression noticeably stiffened. Natalie sensed her unease and furrowed lier brows

“Is it difficult?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Natalie sighed.

This girl…!

But then, Wendy continued, “When I looked into Palm Pearl, I actually checked out some. things about Mr. Johnson. However, it’s strange.”

“What’s strange?”

that I was blocked out of, making it impossible for us to probe

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric

Natalie could speak, Wendy continued, “And the situation in

“Oh?”

he was clearly convicted there. But just before he came to Simeria, his case. was

clear astonishment

in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been irrelevant to

this seemingly irrelevant information, she was shaken.

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Johnson was framed two years ago? There must

circumstances, Cedric clearly had a way to escape that predicament the entire time.

back then, he just abandoned it all?!

abandoned

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current situation, If Cedric wasn’t as lifeless as he had been in prison, no one could have compelled him to do

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Zane and Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side

50…!

So what?

when Wendy didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing Natalie’s

bad mood.

Natalie had to admit that Wendy spoke the

resistance? Probably when they had already given up

Natalie

treat everything else as more important than Natalie. But when she

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

even despicable now for Cedric to realize his true feelings back then, Wendy couldn’t find any other reason

now,”

didn’t want to continue the conversation at this point.

more.

wanted to say something else, but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew

nodding, Wendy said, “Alright.”

leaving Natalie alone

Natalie took

chest.

Everything was truly

chaos made

Forget about not fully

Stephen, Heather, they were all

started wearing a mask when interacting with everyone by her side. It

heart was

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt

rang just as she was about to pick up

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