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

further.”

Impossible to probe?

did Cedric have behind him?

Natalie could speak, Wendy continued, “And the situation

“Oh?”

just before he came

was clear astonishment in

Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde

heard this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

framed two years ago? There must have been some reason, perhaps he did it intentionally!”

way to escape that predicament the entire time.

just abandoned it

abandoned everything!

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

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Mr. Frazier’s side were

50…!

So what?

when Wendy didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing

bad mood.

admit that Wendy spoke

person give up resistance? Probably

then, Natalie was

everything else as more important than Natalie. But when she was really

He…!

followed was self–evident.

up on life.

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

now,”

at this point. She didn’t want to

more.

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

Wendy

left, leaving Natalie alone in

flicking and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the ashtray, suppressing the

chest.

Everything was truly

of chaos made Natalie feel irritated.

not fully

Stephen, Heather, they were all hiding something…

started wearing a mask when interacting

protecting her heart

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette

phone rang just as she was about to pick up some

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