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

the night before, even exceptionally good. However, the next

divorce?!

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

divorce.

suspect that Natalie must have been agitated and

to threaten Mrs. Johnson? Lucas

of position did the Johnson family hold in Verde City? Everyone knew

dare to

had also thought about this point. It was

it bluntly… the rumors between you and Ms. Morgan during that time were a bit

Isabella?

question before, but he eventually

she would at most throw a tantrum, not go to the extent of desperately seeking a

had seen that deep–seated hatred in her eyes more than

was only Isabella’s words, it wouldn’t

it.” Cedric closed his eyes and didn’t ask

fact, Lucas’s

impossible for it to be someone from outside of the Johnson

least half an hour had passed before Natalie finally returned

a casual but noble home outfit. He sat

in his work.

image he often

Casual yet aristocratic

dazzling presence

movement, Cedric turned to her and frowned,

same outfit as yesterday.

toward

him.

down and looked at

“What do you mean?”

years. He called just now and said there’s something going on at headquarters! Can you tell me

that this matter was

her shiver

was this

was Simeria! A whole other country! Had his influence

a big problem.

impact this action will have on

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

about you. What do

“You…”

was getting dizzy

really

felt something pull on her arm

man’s arms.

and this only

“Don’t move.”

gentle voice sounded in her ear, as if coaxing a child. However, this coaxing also

of firmness.

they will only get

They!

was referring to Stephen

a significant figure

expected Cedric to involve even

you do to them?” Natalie was

She didn’t dare to blindly ask Stephen, and it was even more

to ask Irwin.

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