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?”

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

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind

speak, Wendy continued, “And the situation in Verde

“Oh?”

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

was clear astonishment

in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been irrelevant to Leon.

when Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

years ago? There must

a way

he just abandoned it all?!

he abandoned

от

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

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Mr. Frazier’s

50…!

So what?

didn’t continue her

bad mood.

that Wendy spoke the

give up resistance? Probably when they had

then, Natalie was

the surface, Cedric seemed to treat everything else as more important

He…!

was

up on life.

and even despicable now for Cedric to realize his true feelings

for now,” Natalie

didn’t want to continue the conversation at this

more.

but seeing Natalie’s expression, she

Wendy said, “Alright.”

left, leaving Natalie alone in the

flicking and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie

chest.

Everything was truly

chaos made Natalie feel irritated.

not fully understanding Cedric

they were

mask when interacting with everyone

protecting her heart was

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pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

just as she was

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