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

further.”

Impossible to probe?

did Cedric

continued, “And the situation in Verde City is also strange.”

“Oh?”

just before he came to Simeria, his

clear astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

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

heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she was

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

ago? There must have been

clearly had a way to escape that

he just abandoned it

abandoned

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the current situation, If Cedric wasn’t as lifeless as he had been in prison, no one could

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Frazier’s side were investigating, he didn’t stop

50…!

So what?

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

bad mood.

to admit that Wendy

what circumstances would a person give up resistance? Probably when they had already

then, Natalie was

to treat everything else as more important than Natalie. But

He…!

was

up on life.

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

now,” Natalie

continue the conversation at this point. She

more.

else, but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was better to stay silent now.

nodding, Wendy

Natalie alone in

the room. Natalie

chest.

was truly chaotic.

chaos made Natalie feel

not

Stephen, Heather, they were all

mask when interacting with everyone by her side. It

if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the

rang just as she was

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