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?”

I was blocked out of, making it impossible

further.”

Impossible to probe?

Cedric have behind

continued, “And the situation in Verde

“Oh?”

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

clear astonishment in

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

Natalie heard this seemingly irrelevant information, she was

“All of them?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

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

then, he just

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

50…!

So what?

Wendy didn’t continue her sentence upon seeing Natalie’s

bad mood.

Natalie had to admit that Wendy spoke the

resistance? Probably when they

Natalie was gone.

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

He…!

followed was

up on life.

true feelings back then, Wendy couldn’t find

for now,” Natalie

want to continue the conversation at this point.

more.

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

Wendy

left, leaving Natalie alone in the office.

lighter flicking and a cigarette being lit echoed in the room. Natalie took several deep

chest.

was truly chaotic.

made Natalie feel

Forget about not

they were all

when interacting

protecting her heart was equivalent to

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Natalie sarcastically murmured, pressing the cigarette butt into the

just as she was

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