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

further.”

Impossible to probe?

Cedric have

“And the situation in Verde

“Oh?”

there. But just before he came to

astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

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

heard this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

way

back then, he just

he abandoned

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

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

50…!

So what?

continue her

bad mood.

admit that Wendy spoke the truth.

give up resistance? Probably when

then, Natalie was gone.

to treat everything else as more important

He…!

was

up on life.

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

for now,” Natalie

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

more.

seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

nodding, Wendy said, “Alright.”

leaving Natalie alone

sound of a lighter flicking and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the

chest.

Everything was truly

made

not fully understanding

they were

mask when

heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

she was about to pick up some documents.

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