Chapter 17 Irreparable Rift

Just as Cedric was about to explode, a knock at the door interrupted him.

It was the butler, who announced, “Sir, Mr. Lewis is here.”

“Have him wait in the study,” Cedric instructed.

Natalie’s face turned even colder upon hearing that Stefan had arrived.

Stefan Lewis was Cedric’s best friend. He owned a private detective agency, and there was nothing he couldn’t uncover if one was willing to pay. Many wealthy women had sought him out to find evidence of

their husbands‘ infidelity.

And Natalie… knew all too well what Stefan had brought for Cedric today. It was the evidence that would push her husband’s feelings for her to the brink.

“If you ever dare to mention divorce again, I won’t let you off,” said Cedric, each word dripping with

venom, before he turned and left.

Watching his retreating figure, Natalie eventually closed her eyes.

But as Cedric was about to step out the door, she couldn’t help but call out, “Wait.”

do you

trust do you

a foolish question. But she couldn’t

this was a different lifetime, she… was still afraid!

Cedric would be destroyed in an instant. Thinking about how his level of trust

their eyes met, Natalie observed him carefully, trying to etch the last traces of his

“I have always

those words, he walked away, heading to his study to meet

stood in the same spot for a long, long time, not moving a step. She wished that

what is meant to happen would always

took

Isabella was wrapped up like a mummy. With her eyes covered by

the room – Christina, whose

underestimated her. I never thought that she would drag me

originally believed that she could have Natalie thrown in jail. Who could have known that Natalie’s

had always doted on her, had been too caught up in the Johnson family’s public image to pay her any attention. Meanwhile, Cedric’s every thought was focused on Isabella’s legs

gone to great lengths to exonerate herself, nearly

the hospital bed, Isabella’s demeanor was no longer as dignified as it used

made?”

taken care of, and my brother has probably seen what

Christina assured

a sigh

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