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?

Cedric

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

“Oh?”

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

was clear astonishment in Wendy’s

had trouble investigating things in

this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

two years ago? There must have been

had a way to escape that predicament the

he just abandoned it

he abandoned everything!

от

as he had been in prison, no

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

50…!

So what?

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

bad mood.

that Wendy

up resistance? Probably when they had already given up

Natalie was

more important than Natalie. But when she was

He…!

followed was self–evident.

up on life.

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

for now,”

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

more.

but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

nodding, Wendy said,

left, leaving Natalie alone in the office.

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

chest.

Everything was truly chaotic.

chaos made

not

they were all hiding something…

started wearing a mask when interacting with everyone by her side. It

heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into

was about to

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