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.

the man who had called her to question her just because she had said some

to sever ties with his family because they

Cedric wouldn’t do

in the Johnson family would only get more difficult

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

else, his phone suddenly rang. Holding Natalie’s hand with. one hand, he retrieved his

“What is it?”

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

rose to his feet.

once gentle and expressive, were now devoid of any warmth as he glanced

felt nothing but a

right there,” Cedric

turned her head

Isabella had

been found. I’m going to see

is she

were piercing. It was as if she

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

this comfort felt

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

silent at

before getting up and

were swift, as though he was

eyes, concealing the turmoil

Rebecca had left.

had just thrown a bombshell into her and Cedric’s

destroyed, it would certainly

hadn’t wanted him

now

Johnson family was in

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