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?”

were many things that I was blocked out of,

further.”

Impossible to probe?

Cedric have behind

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

“Oh?”

clearly convicted there. But just before he came to Simeria, his case. was suddenly overturned, and all charges were

clear astonishment

investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy

this seemingly irrelevant information, she was shaken.

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

ago? There must have been some reason, perhaps

had a way to escape that predicament

he just

abandoned everything!

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the current situation, If Cedric wasn’t as lifeless as he had been in prison,

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from Mr. Frazier’s side were investigating, he didn’t

50…!

So what?

didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing Natalie’s

bad mood.

had to admit that Wendy spoke the truth.

up resistance? Probably when they had already given up on

then, Natalie was gone.

more important than Natalie. But when she was

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

and even despicable now for Cedric to realize his true feelings back then, Wendy couldn’t

now,”

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

more.

Natalie’s expression, she knew it was better to stay silent

nodding, Wendy said,

Natalie alone in the

being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep

chest.

Everything was truly chaotic.

kind of chaos made

about not

they were all hiding something…

somehow started wearing a mask when interacting with

as if protecting her heart was

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murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

was about to pick up some

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