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.

him? This was the man who had called her to question her just because she had said some things to his

sever ties with his family because they

Cedric wouldn’t

only get more difficult if she had done anything

a petty person. If this caused a rift between her and Cedric, she would only torment

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 the

“What is it?”

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

rose to his feet.

once gentle and expressive, were now devoid of

Natalie felt nothing but

be right there,” Cedric said before ending

her

that Isabella

been found. I’m going to see

is she to

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

her cheeks and kissed her on the forehead. The touch was gentle, soft,

comfort felt insincere

saying. I’ll tell you everything when I return, alright?”

silent at

her again before getting up

steps were swift, as though

her eyes, concealing the turmoil within

Rebecca had left.

thrown a bombshell into her and Cedric’s relationship.

be completely destroyed, it

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

but now things

entire Johnson family

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