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, making it impossible for

further.”

Impossible to probe?

Cedric have

“And the

“Oh?”

came to Simeria, his case. was

was clear astonishment

from Leon that he had trouble investigating things in

this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

two years ago? There must have

current circumstances, Cedric clearly had a way to escape that predicament the entire time.

then, he just abandoned it

abandoned everything!

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

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

50…!

So what?

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

bad mood.

admit that Wendy

up resistance? Probably when they had already given up

then, Natalie was

else as more important than Natalie. But when she was

He…!

was

up on life.

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

for now,” Natalie said.

the conversation at this

more.

else, but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

Wendy said,

alone in the office.

the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the ashtray, suppressing the

chest.

was truly chaotic.

kind of chaos made Natalie

Forget about not

they were

had somehow started wearing a mask when interacting

as if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting

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Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt

she was about to pick up some

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