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?”

out of, making it

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind him?

could speak, Wendy continued, “And the situation

“Oh?”

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

was clear astonishment in Wendy’s

he had trouble investigating things in Verde City. So, what Wendy discovered would have been

this seemingly irrelevant

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Johnson was framed two years ago? There

a way

then, he just

abandoned everything!

от

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

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

50…!

So what?

continue her sentence upon seeing

bad mood.

admit that Wendy

what circumstances would a person give up resistance? Probably when they had already given up on life.

then, Natalie

seemed to treat everything else as more important than Natalie. But when she was

He…!

followed was

up on life.

now for Cedric to realize his true feelings back then, Wendy

for now,” Natalie said.

conversation at this

more.

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

nodding, Wendy said,

leaving Natalie alone in the office.

being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before extinguishing it in the ashtray, suppressing the

chest.

was

chaos made Natalie feel

about not fully

Stephen, Heather, they were all hiding

when interacting with

heart was equivalent to protecting

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the cigarette butt into the

she was about to pick up

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