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?”

out

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric

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

“Oh?”

ago, he was clearly convicted there. But just before he came to

clear astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

in Verde City.

seemingly irrelevant information,

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Johnson was framed two years ago? There must have

had a way

just abandoned it

abandoned everything!

от

he had been in prison, no one could

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

50…!

So what?

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

bad mood.

had to admit that

give up resistance? Probably when they

then, Natalie

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

He…!

followed was self–evident.

up on life.

Cedric to realize his true feelings back then,

for now,” Natalie

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

more.

say something else, but seeing Natalie’s expression,

nodding, Wendy

Natalie alone in the office.

cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several

chest.

was truly chaotic.

made Natalie feel

Forget about not fully understanding Cedric

were all hiding something…

when interacting

if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting

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pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

she was about to pick up

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