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,

further.”

Impossible to probe?

exactly did Cedric have behind

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

“Oh?”

just before he came

astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

trouble investigating things in Verde City. So, what

this seemingly irrelevant information, she was

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

years ago? There

had a way to escape

then, he just abandoned it all?!

he abandoned

от

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

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

50…!

So what?

changed when Wendy didn’t continue her sentence upon

bad mood.

that

would a person give up resistance? Probably when they had already given up

then, Natalie

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

He…!

was

up on life.

Cedric to realize his true feelings back then,

for now,” Natalie said.

this point. She

more.

but seeing Natalie’s expression, she

Wendy said, “Alright.”

Natalie alone in

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

chest.

Everything was truly chaotic.

chaos made Natalie

Forget about not

they were all

mask when interacting with everyone by her side. It

protecting her heart

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into

as she was about

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