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?”

was blocked out of, making it impossible for us to probe

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric

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

“Oh?”

came to Simeria, his case. was suddenly overturned, and all charges were

astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

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

when Natalie heard this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

clearly had a way to escape

just abandoned it

he abandoned

от

he had been

+25 BONUS

from Mr. Frazier’s side were

50…!

So what?

when Wendy didn’t continue her

bad mood.

that Wendy

give up resistance? Probably

then, Natalie was

surface, Cedric seemed to treat everything else as more important than

He…!

followed was

up on life.

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

now,”

this point.

more.

wanted to say something else, but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

nodding, Wendy said,

alone in

and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs

chest.

Everything was truly

kind of chaos made Natalie feel

Forget about not fully understanding

they were

somehow started wearing a mask when interacting

heart

+25 BONUS

Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the

as she was

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255