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 up. Wear more layers. It’s

Bianca’s

words left Cedric momentarily

Overtime?

At this hour?

end of the phone, Cedric felt a chill

and called

laden with suppressed

downstairs. We just sent back the drafts to be revised

a

of demanding something related to the drafts, Cedric

working right now.”

about the young mistress? No one would dare to hire

was absolutely certain

had made

point would be equivalent to going against

that foolish.

he exclaimed, “She said she’s currently working

couldn’t believe

Overtime?

must have

either with

would she be working overtime? How could she accept such a

around Cedric was

Natalie was working

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

the situation was odd, Yuvan quickly

This was madness.

City must have gone

i

investigate, Cedric found himself alone in the office. He

even more restless,

doorstep of

for over ten hours.

waiting before work hours even started,

opened its doors.

receptionist recognized her from their previous meeting. She immediately let Natalie in

of

some warm milk to take the chill off,” the

you.” Natalie was

her here, but she had some important matters to attend

the car and left.

an hour since then, but Natalie

it was also because she had always stayed indoors when she was together with Cedric that she was unaware of the seasonal changes in Verde City. In the

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

Mr. Frazier usually

than that sometimes!”

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

handed her a

replied, “I’m…

people in charge of entire companies were usually

the house before eight in the morning each day. Thus, in the years she spent with him, she had been accustomed to

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