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.”

you want to

trust do you have left

question.

though this was a different lifetime, she… was still afraid! Even after enduring the painful ending of her

that her relationship with Cedric would be destroyed in an instant. Thinking about how his level of trust in her had dropped to almost

turned to look at her. When their eyes met, Natalie observed him carefully, trying to etch the

said, “I have always believed in

he walked away, heading to his study to meet

the same spot for a long, long time,

is meant to

took

ward of a hospital, Isabella was wrapped up like a mummy. With her eyes covered by white bandages, she looked incredibly

person in the room – Christina,

she would drag me down

have Natalie thrown in jail. Who could

Even her mother, who 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

lengths to exonerate herself,

was no longer as dignified as it used to

been made?” asked

worry. Everything has been taken care of, and my brother

assured

breathed a

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