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?”

I was blocked out of,

further.”

Impossible to probe?

did Cedric

continued, “And the situation in

“Oh?”

convicted there. But just before he came

astonishment in

had previously learned from Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde City.

when Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she was shaken.

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

way to escape that predicament the entire time.

he just abandoned

abandoned

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had been in prison, no one could have

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Zane and Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side

50…!

So what?

changed when Wendy didn’t continue

bad mood.

Natalie had to admit that Wendy spoke the

what circumstances would a person give up resistance? Probably when

then, Natalie was

treat everything else as more important than Natalie.

He…!

followed was

up on life.

might seem laughable and even despicable now for Cedric to realize his true feelings back then, Wendy

for now,” Natalie said.

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

more.

Natalie’s expression, she knew it was better to

Wendy said,

Natalie alone in the

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

chest.

was truly chaotic.

made Natalie feel irritated.

not fully understanding

Stephen, Heather, they were

wearing a mask when interacting with everyone by

protecting her heart was

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the

phone rang just as she was about to pick

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