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?”

blocked out of, making it impossible for us

further.”

Impossible to probe?

Cedric have

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

“Oh?”

ago, he was clearly convicted there. But just before he came to Simeria, his case. was suddenly overturned, and all charges were dropped.”

clear astonishment in Wendy’s

Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been

heard this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

years ago? There must have been some reason,

way

then, he just

abandoned

от

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

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Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side were investigating, he didn’t stop

50…!

So what?

changed when Wendy didn’t continue her

bad mood.

had to admit that Wendy spoke

person give up resistance? Probably when they had already given up on

Natalie was gone.

seemed to treat everything else as more important than Natalie. But

He…!

followed was self–evident.

up on life.

his true feelings back then, Wendy couldn’t find any other reason

now,”

this point.

more.

to say something else, but seeing Natalie’s expression,

Wendy

left, leaving Natalie alone in the office.

a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in

chest.

was truly

kind of chaos made Natalie feel irritated.

Forget about not

Heather, they were all

somehow started wearing a mask when interacting with everyone

heart was equivalent

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt

was about

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