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.

who had called her

ties with his family because

wouldn’t do

in the Johnson family would only get more difficult if she had done

person. If this caused a rift between

as Cedric was about to say something else, his phone suddenly rang. Holding Natalie’s hand with. one hand, he retrieved his phone with the other. He checked

“What is it?”

Natalie felt the warmth of Cedric’s hand

rose to his feet.

and expressive, were now devoid of any warmth as he

felt nothing but a

right there,” Cedric said before

turned her head

knew that Isabella had

I’m going to see

she

piercing. It was as

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

Natalie, this comfort felt insincere

wild. It’s not like what everyone is saying. I’ll tell you everything when I return, alright?” Cedric spoke, trying

silent at his

her again before getting up and leaving without looking

were swift, as though

eyes, concealing the

Rebecca had left.

had just thrown a bombshell into

destroyed, it

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

family, but now

entire Johnson family was

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