A Divorce After My Rebirth

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?

did Cedric have

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

“Oh?”

he came to Simeria, his case. was

was clear astonishment

previously learned from Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde City.

Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

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

back then, he just abandoned it all?!

he abandoned

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Cedric wasn’t as lifeless as he had been in prison, no one could have compelled him to do

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

50…!

So what?

when Wendy didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing

bad mood.

to admit that Wendy spoke the truth.

resistance? Probably when they had already given up

then, Natalie was gone.

more important

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

Cedric to realize his true feelings back then, Wendy couldn’t find any other

now,”

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

more.

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

Wendy said,

Natalie alone in

flicking and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the ashtray, suppressing the heaviness in

chest.

Everything was

made

not fully understanding

they were

she had somehow started wearing a mask when interacting with everyone by her side.

if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the

rang just as she was about