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

Wendy continued, “And the situation in Verde City is also

“Oh?”

he was clearly convicted there. But just before he came to Simeria, his

was clear astonishment in Wendy’s tone.

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

when Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant information,

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Johnson was framed two years ago? There must

clearly had a way to escape that predicament the

just

abandoned

от

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

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from Mr. Frazier’s side were

50…!

So what?

continue her sentence

bad mood.

Natalie had to admit that

a person give up resistance? Probably

Natalie

seemed to treat everything else as more important than Natalie.

He…!

was

up on life.

laughable and even despicable now for Cedric to realize his true

now,” Natalie said.

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

more.

but seeing Natalie’s expression, she knew it was

Wendy said,

Natalie alone in the

echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep puffs

chest.

Everything was truly

chaos made Natalie feel

Forget about not fully

Heather, they were all hiding something…

had somehow started wearing a mask when interacting with everyone by

as if protecting her heart was equivalent to protecting herself.

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pathetic,” Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt

phone rang just as she was about

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