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.

pick you up. Wear

not at Bianca’s place!

words left

Overtime?

At this hour?

other end of the phone, Cedric felt a chill running through

hung up and

were laden with

still working overtime downstairs. We just sent back the drafts to be revised again. They need

a difficult time

instead of demanding something related to the drafts, Cedric said,

working right now.”

the young mistress? No one

absolutely certain

made it

be equivalent to going against Cedric, and

that foolish.

as he

couldn’t believe

Overtime?

must have heard wrong,

with their

working overtime? How could she accept such

around Cedric

working overtime.

words he said to her. Now, she was the one telling him in a very

was odd, Yuvan quickly said, “I’ll find out immediately who

This was madness.

in Verde City must have

i

his way to investigate, Cedric found himself alone in the office. He lit a cigarette, inhaled deeply, and blew

appeared even more restless, and his eyes

at the doorstep of Apex Global with the drafts she had

for over ten hours.

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.

a cup of hot

milk to take

you.” Natalie was genuinely

here, but she had some important matters to attend to in the morning, so she

the car and left.

half an hour since then, but Natalie was already shivering with cold due

that she was unaware of the seasonal changes in Verde City. In the past,

that winters in Verde City could be this chilly. It seemed she would need

this early. Mr. Frazier usually arrives around nine. He might

than that sometimes!”

coughed as she was drinking the hot milk when she heard this. The remark had caught her

The receptionist handed her

“I’m… I’m

in charge of entire companies were

Thus, in the years she spent with him, she had been accustomed to rising early to have

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