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?”

that I was blocked out of, making it impossible for us to probe

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric

the situation in Verde City

“Oh?”

before he came to Simeria, his case. was suddenly overturned,

astonishment in Wendy’s

learned from Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have

heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she was shaken.

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

circumstances, Cedric clearly had a way to escape that predicament

just

abandoned everything!

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as lifeless as he had been in prison, no one could have compelled him to do what he

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

50…!

So what?

didn’t continue her

bad mood.

that Wendy

up resistance? Probably when they

Natalie

as more important than Natalie. But when she was

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

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

for now,” Natalie

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

more.

say something else, but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was better to stay

nodding, Wendy said,

leaving Natalie alone in the office.

Natalie took

chest.

was truly chaotic.

of chaos made

not fully

were all hiding

mask when interacting with everyone by her

as if protecting her heart was

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sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

as she was about to

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