Chapter 165 Manipulation

Natalie was more than just angry at this point!

Her anger did nothing to affect Cedric. She was initially uneasy, but now it felt even more stifling!

“Give me the original document, Natalie demanded.

When Zane called, she had wanted to bring up the issue of a mole in the company. But considering the

already tense atmosphere today, she decided to address it tomorrow at work.

Cedric looked at Natalie with the same self–satisfaction Natalie used to display towards him.

“It’s at Scarlet Villa.”

Natalie fell silent.

They continued their journey to Scarlet Villa without another word between them. When they got out, Lucas took the items from the bag and handed them to Cedric in a small pouch, which Cedric then passed to Natalie.

“Still using your family’s things after getting married? It won’t look good if others hear about it.”

“Whatever,” Natalie snapped, grabbing the bag. She didn’t want to engage with him right now.

In the past decade, Cedric had given her all sorts of valuable things. However, Natalie was a modest and low–key person, so she seldom used those items.

If it weren’t for her career now, she also wouldn’t have bothered.

Watching her storm off, Cedric chuckled.

Sitting in the car without immediately getting out, he asked Lucas, “How could such a small thing cause so much trouble before?”

Especially thinking back to the day of Elizabeth’s birthday, when Natalie had been the most unruly in her life.

She had never been like that before.

It seemed as if something was forcing her into urgency–no, not just urgency!

It was as if not divorcing him would threaten her life.

When this thought crossed his mind, Cedric felt a tightness in his chest!

Cedric entered the villa to find Natalie sitting at the dining table, eating the food he had brought. She seemed resigned, a state he found quite satisfying.

He approached, pulled out a chair, and sat across from her.

“How is it? Does it taste good?” he asked.

replied without expressing her

“You used

in his hands, pampered to

but her audacity was

all in the

up a glass of

“Natalie, are you hiding something

looking at

word, she gazed into Cedric’s deep eyes. His gaze felt like an impenetrable depth, and

Cedric said, “When you mentioned divorce, you didn’t

was clear, his intelligence had improved significantly. If

have overthought so much. He would have simply tried to coax Natalie into

had time to spend with Natalie and to think things through. So, Cedric was bringing the

is it because you think I wouldn’t have dared to make a

something from

)

that flickered in her eyes didn’t escape Cedric’s notice, especially with her

Since when did

the point of discussing all this

in his life that was more

still be saved, would you still

a noticeable

did other women

“Natalie, she’s Ivan’s sister!”

you were going to

the

was Natalie’s

being ruthless no

Cedric’s tone

far, he continued, “Let’s not

“Cedric!” Natalie interrupted him.

him without breaking eye

a moment before continuing, “Until now, you still believe I did those things,

knew the answer

believed it

That was even scarier!

she was, he accepted

this kind of acceptance. She wanted a man who would trust her words

wasn’t a man like

know what you mean by seeing me in

and slammed her utensils on

watched her. He was silent, yet his

“Where’s the original document?”

purpose for obediently following him to Scarlet Villa and finishing this dinner was

said that, the air around Cedric turned

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