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,

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind

speak, Wendy continued, “And the

“Oh?”

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

astonishment

Leon that he had trouble investigating things in Verde

heard this seemingly

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

way to escape that predicament the

just abandoned it

he abandoned

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

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when Zane and Dylan from Mr. Frazier’s side were investigating, he didn’t

50…!

So what?

didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing

bad mood.

had to admit that Wendy spoke

resistance? Probably when they had already given

then, Natalie was gone.

the surface, Cedric seemed to treat everything else as more important than Natalie. But

He…!

was self–evident.

up on life.

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

now,” Natalie

this point. She didn’t want to

more.

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

nodding, Wendy said, “Alright.”

left, leaving Natalie alone in the

and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs before

chest.

was truly

kind of chaos made Natalie feel irritated.

Forget about not fully understanding

Heather, they were

had somehow started wearing a mask when

as if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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pressing the cigarette

just as she was about to pick up some

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