Natalie winced in pain. She raised her hand and slapped Cedric in the face.

The already tense atmosphere became even more stifling.

Cedric’s hand shifted from her jaw to her delicate neck, and his breathing was harsh.

“You’ve been acting strange all day. Explain yourself.”

At this moment, Cedric finally realized that Natalie wasn’t just playing around.

She had always been composed and knew her boundaries. If it were just a tantrum, she wouldn’t have pestered him like this, especially after he had ignored her in the morning.

Natalie glared at him. She held his wrist and said, “The clerk’s office closes in twenty minutes. We should handle the paperwork before it does.”

“Natalie Walker!” The man’s breath was unsteady with frustration.

Natalie forcefully pulled his hand down, pushing him away. However, he remained steady as a rock and unmovable. Natalie could do nothing else but glare angrily at him.

Cedric eventually lost his patience and decided to take her home. There was no way he could go to work after today’s commotion.

to maintain control of the car, a testament to the intensity of

Natalie sat on the couch, and Cedric sat opposite

“Can we talk now?”

nothing to talk

there to talk about? He had been involved with his personal assistant for the past six months, and the

he given her any

bore into her. Natalie turned her head away, refusing to look at the man whose

no man from the Johnson family has ever divorced; there have only

slightly. She looked into the man’s eyes, which were filled with complex

the reason he had burned

“Fine. Either you can be the first divorcee in your family, or you can go to

Cedric was speechless.

around them felt colder. He looked down

gaze, her infuriating expression pushing Cedric to

He finally turned away.

this conversation might lead him to lose control and

walk away. Even if it was just his

But now…

called out

“You should calm yourself. Don’t contact me until you figure out how to talk

people’s reactions in the conference room, he genuinely

she would bring up divorce. For the past six

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