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 have behind him?

Natalie could speak, Wendy continued, “And the situation in Verde City is also strange.”

“Oh?”

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

astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

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

seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Mr. Johnson was framed two years ago? There must

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

back then, he just abandoned

he abandoned everything!

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current situation, If Cedric wasn’t as lifeless as he had been in prison, no one

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Frazier’s

50…!

So what?

continue her sentence

bad mood.

had to admit that

resistance? Probably

Natalie was gone.

else as more important than Natalie. But when

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

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

now,” Natalie said.

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

more.

Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

Wendy said, “Alright.”

Natalie alone

echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the

chest.

Everything was truly

made Natalie feel irritated.

not fully understanding Cedric

were

when interacting with everyone by her side.

as if protecting her heart

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Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the

was about to pick

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