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?”

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

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind

continued, “And the situation in Verde City

“Oh?”

there. But just before he came to Simeria, his

clear astonishment in

had previously learned from Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been irrelevant to Leon.

seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

framed two years ago? There must have been some reason, perhaps he

had a way to escape that predicament the entire

then, he just

he abandoned everything!

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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

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Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side were investigating,

50…!

So what?

complexion changed when Wendy didn’t continue

bad mood.

that Wendy spoke

circumstances would a person give up resistance? Probably when they had already given up on life.

Natalie was

else as more important than Natalie. But

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

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

for now,” Natalie said.

the conversation at this point. She didn’t want to hear anything

more.

Natalie’s expression,

Wendy

alone in the office.

Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the

chest.

Everything was

kind of chaos made

not fully

Stephen, Heather, they were all hiding

had somehow started wearing a mask when interacting

as if protecting her heart was equivalent to

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pressing the cigarette

rang just as she was about

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