Chapter 120 Getting Bolder

The next day. Natalie woke up early.

When she came down, Stephen was already at the dining table. Seeing the tired look on her face, he

frowned and asked, “Didn’t sleep well?”

“Yeah.”

Of course, she couldn’t sleep well.

How could she after learning such earth–shattering news all of a sudden?!

Even digesting it would take time.

Stephen placed a glass of milk before her, saying. “This is what your aunt was worried about.”

Speaking of Heather, Natalie felt a wave of gratitude. It’s a good thing she had her uncle, her aunt, her

cousin…

They wouldn’t let her end up like she did in her previous life.

Taking a sip of the milk, she asked Stephen, “How are you getting there later?”

At her words, Stephen checked the time on his wristwatch. “My people will be here shortly. I’ll take you

with me.”

“Me?”

“Yeah.” Stephen nodded.

Natalie tightened her grip on her spoon. Verde City wasn’t that big, and Stephen wouldn’t stay here for too

long.

She didn’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

“No need,” she said, worried about running into Cedric again.

Sometimes, life was just like that. There were no such things as coincidences.

She had encountered Cedric when driving her Bugatti and then again with a Pagani…

If she went out with Stephen today and bumped into him again, that would be…

Cedric hadn’t quite recovered from their ten–year relationship ending, and Natalie worried he might not

handle it well and vent his frustrations on her again.

If she encountered such a situation, it would just be another headache.

asked, “Haven’t you already divorced him?

it You know the Johnson family’s style. I just got Rebecca so angry she ended up

Stephen stiffened. “What happened?

only knew the bits and pieces

So, he was mostly still In the

peeled a boiled egg and explained, “You remember introducing me to

“Yes. What happened after?”

a project, which the Johnson

the rest of the story. Due to Irwin and Natalie’s collaboration, the Johnson family

been

Stephen was shocked.

had put

They were interested in bidding for the project right next to

family was

family was involved

“Yeah,” Natalie confirmed.

that even the heavens were against

now, there

“So, if Cedric sees me out with you

he’ll come after me?”

divorced, he might still be a

seen

didn’t want him to bug her

her reluctance, Stephen didn’t insist. When someone was furious, they

anything.

avoiding confrontation was

then. But you can’t

“Why?”

taken a liking to it. It won’t arrive in time from Simeria, so I’m giving her

“No, it’s fine!”

her head. She didn’t care what car she drove. The ostentatious displays from her uncle were

something more headache–inducing awaited

following lunch, she watched the long convoy depart

someone delivered a

Martin, Natalie felt a chill run down her spine. She quickly called Karina, “Just get me a

vehicle was even

After seeing her

it difficult to

about it today. I’m currently

I’ll settle it

use it just

today Natalie asserted and hung up the

could already feel a headache

the time carefully. It was

she hoped to avoid

to Rebecca being unconscious, Cedric also arrived

than usual today.

office that Karina had arranged for her happened to be in the adjacent building to

in the underground parking

Cedric, Natalie

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