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?”

many things that I was blocked out of,

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind

“And the situation in Verde City is also

“Oh?”

was clearly convicted there. But just before he came to Simeria, his case. was suddenly

clear astonishment in

investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been

Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

think Mr. Johnson was framed two years ago? There must

Cedric clearly had a way

he just abandoned

abandoned

от

as he had been in prison, no one could have compelled him to do what he

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when Zane and Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side were investigating, he

50…!

So what?

when Wendy didn’t continue

bad mood.

admit that Wendy spoke

person give up resistance? Probably when they had

then, Natalie

as more important than Natalie. But when

He…!

followed was self–evident.

up on life.

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

now,” Natalie

this point. She didn’t want

more.

seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was better to

nodding, Wendy

Natalie alone in the office.

the room. Natalie took several deep puffs

chest.

Everything was

chaos made Natalie

about not fully understanding

they were

when interacting with

protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the

she was about to pick up

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