Chapter 14 Online Harassment and Threats

Upstairs, Natalie listened to Cedric’s yelling at Rebecca. She couldn’t help but feel sad about how ironic

the situation was!

When they had looked down on her, even refusing to allow her to have Cedric’s child, she hadn’t uttered a

word of complaint in Cedric’s presence.

Looking back now, she realized how foolishly she had thought that she simply needed to do better, and

eventually, the Johnson family would accept her.

Since the deaths of her parents and grandmother, she had never experienced the warmth of a family.

That’s why she had been single–mindedly working to maintain Cedric’s family.

Her entire focus had been on gaining their acceptance. But in the end, she had been wrong.

She closed her eyes, but the sorrow on her face was impossible to conceal.

When Cedric came upstairs, he saw Natalie lying on the chaise longue in the room. He approached her and crouched down in front of her, taking her hand.

“Nat.”

Natalie subconsciously tried to withdraw her hand.

But the man tightened his grip. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Natalie let out a bitter laugh.

man who had called her to question her just because she had said some things to his adopted

ties with his family

Cedric wouldn’t do

get more difficult if she had done anything of the

caused a rift between her and Cedric, she would only torment Natalie in his

suddenly rang. Holding Natalie’s hand with. one hand, he retrieved his phone with the other. He checked the

“What is it?”

the person on the other end spoke, Natalie felt the warmth of Cedric’s hand abruptly leave

rose to his feet.

expressive, were now devoid of any warmth as he

nothing

be right there,” Cedric said before ending the

turned her

Isabella had been

has been found. I’m going to

is she

Cedric, her eyes filled with calm, but her words were piercing. It was as if she was subjecting Cedric to an interrogation that penetrated deep into his

bent down and caressed her face, then cupped her cheeks and kissed her on the forehead. The touch

this comfort felt insincere and

like what everyone is saying. I’ll tell you everything when I

remained silent

man kissed her again before

though he

her eyes, concealing

Rebecca had left.

into

not be completely destroyed, it would certainly

about Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him to be torn

now things were

entire Johnson family was in

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