Chapter 45 Her Seclusion

It had to be said that for most of their marriage, Cedric had been a devoted husband except for the last six months. He would return home early if he had no business commitments and never stayed out past

elever..

As a result, Natalie’s bedtime rarely extended past eleven as well.

Working late into the night like this so suddenly was taxing on Natalie.

In the office’s rest area, she sat in a large chair, covering herself with her coat.

Karina sat nearby and said, “You might need to move out of Ms. Sander’s place.”

Natalie nodded, well aware of the situation. Living at Bianca’s place had already seriously affected

Bianca’s life, which was why she had been reluctant to move there three months ago.

She just hadn’t expected such tactics to resurface.

As she was pondering this matter, Cedric called.

Cedric didn’t wait for Natalie to say anything when she answered.

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He immediately asked, “You haven’t gone back yet?”

“I never said I was going back.”

“Do you think Blanca can protect you, or do you believe you can handle it yourself? Come back immediately!” Cedric said impatiently.

It was clear that he knew about the parcels.

Natalie closed her eyes. She was exhausted, and her patience had run thin.

“Seriously? I reported these people to the police three months ago, and you bailed out those people. Is it my fault that they’re coming after me again?”

“Natalie!”

“Why are you yelling?” Natalie snapped.

She had no desire to hear anything from Cedric, especially when she remembered that he had bailed out. those people

Why had he called her?

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Was he worried about her?

What a joke!

“It’s not a time for us to be arguing, okay?” Cedric said. He softened his tone, trying to use another tactic

when he saw how stubborn Natalie was being.

I’ll have Yuvan pick you

at Bianca’s

words left Cedric momentarily

Overtime?

At this hour?

of the phone,

up and called

were laden with

just sent back the drafts to be revised again. They

a difficult

the drafts, Cedric said, “Find out

working right now.”

about the young mistress? No

was absolutely certain

had made

to going against Cedric, and no

that foolish.

flared as he exclaimed, “She said

couldn’t believe his

Overtime?

must have heard wrong,

was wrong either with their

would she be working overtime? How

around Cedric was

was working overtime.

her. Now, she was the one telling him in a very businesslike tone

that the situation was odd, Yuvan quickly said, “I’ll find out immediately who employed

This was madness.

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on his way to investigate, Cedric found himself alone in the office. He lit

the haze, the man appeared even more restless, and

Natalie arrived at the doorstep of Apex Global

for over ten hours.

had been waiting before work hours even started, so she was freezing by the time the

opened its doors.

receptionist recognized her from their previous meeting. She immediately

a cup of hot milk for

milk to take the chill off,” the receptionist

you.” Natalie was

driven her here, but she had some important matters to attend to

the car and left.

only been half an hour since then, but Natalie was already shivering with

with Cedric that she was unaware of the seasonal changes in Verde City.

this chilly. It seemed she would need to dress more warmly when going out in the

Mr. Frazier usually arrives around nine. He might even

than that sometimes!”

violently coughed as she was drinking the hot milk when she heard this.

handed her a tissue while asking in

replied, “I’m…

her understanding, people in charge of entire

morning each day. Thus, in the years she spent

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