Chapter 166 Provoking Him to Feel Satisfied

Natalie didn’t leave Scarlet Villa immediately.

Instead, she went to another room and called Stephen. Soon, the call was answered.

“Nat!”

“Uncle, I want to come back to Simeria,” Natalie tentatively said.

Stephen was stunned.

“What’s going on?”

“There are some things on Sylvan Gems’s side that will probably take a few days to handle. I miss you and

want to come back to see you!”

“No need. We’ve got some issues at headquarters recently, and I won’t have time to spend with you if you

come back,” Stephen replied.

It had been many years, and Stephen probably had never been this busy before. There was a hint of

exasperation in his words to Natalie at this moment.

Natalie closed her eyes.

She understood the meaning behind Cedric’s words.

It was at this moment that Natalie realized… what did the ten years she spent with Cedric mean? She

hadn’t even seen through the surface of this man.

“Alright, I’ll come back when you’re less busy

“It’ll be New Year in two months. Why don’t you come back then?”

“Sounds good.”

Natalie hung up the phone.

A chill ran up her spine.

She closed her eyes and took several deep breaths, but it did nothing to calm the raging emotions within

her.

Upstairs in the study, a man tapped on his phone with his fair fingers.

Event

entu

“Yes, sir?”

“Check if she has been threatened by someone before!”

The more Cedric thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He recalled back to the

morning when Natalie had started arguing with him.

ether

fine the night before, even exceptionally good. However, the next morning, she

divorce?!

she had become a different person. From then on, she desperately

divorce.

suspect that Natalie must have been agitated

who dares to threaten Mrs. Johnson? Lucas

of position did the Johnson family hold in

dare to threaten

this point. It was unlikely that someone from the outside

bluntly… the rumors between you and Ms. Morgan

Isabella?

this question before, but he eventually ruled

was only because of Isabella’s words, she would at most throw a tantrum, not go to the

had seen that deep–seated hatred

Isabella’s words, it wouldn’t be

eyes and didn’t ask

Lucas’s

be someone from outside of

least half an hour had passed before Natalie finally returned

in a casual but noble home outfit. He sat on the sofa with a laptop,

in his work.

often

Casual yet aristocratic

was a dazzling presence without

Cedric turned to her and

was wearing the same outfit as yesterday. Ignoring the

toward

him.

down and looked at Cedric, “What

“What do you mean?”

just now and said there’s something going on at headquarters!

certain that this matter was related

her shiver

capable was this

was Simeria! A whole other country! Had

not a big problem. It’ll just keep him busy for a

of impact

be fine if your uncle manages it well. But he’ll just be

you. What do

“You…”

getting dizzy from

moment, she really wanted to scratch

something pull on her arm and suddenly found

man’s arms.

was already angry, and this only fueled

“Don’t move.”

gentle voice sounded in her ear, as if

of firmness.

they will only get

They!

to

a significant figure in

hadn’t expected Cedric to

did you do to them?”

dare to blindly ask Stephen, and it

to ask Irwin.

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