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

before, even exceptionally good. However, the

divorce?!

become a

divorce.

must have been agitated

who dares to threaten Mrs. Johnson? Lucas

family

dare to threaten

was unlikely

sounded uneasy as he said, “Sir, to put it bluntly… the rumors between you and Ms. Morgan during that time were a bit excessive.

Isabella?

considered this question before,

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

deep–seated hatred

Isabella’s words, it

Cedric closed his eyes

Lucas’s words reminded

it to be someone from outside of the

before Natalie finally returned to the downstairs

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

in his work.

was the image he often had

Casual yet aristocratic

a dazzling

to her and frowned, “Why haven’t you changed your

as yesterday. Ignoring the man’s

toward

him.

and looked at Cedric, “What

“What do you mean?”

hasn’t been busy for so many years. He called just now and said there’s something going on at headquarters!

that this

her

capable was this

A whole other country! Had his influence

problem. It’ll just keep

kind of impact this

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

you. What do you

“You…”

was getting

moment, she really wanted to scratch

she felt something pull on her arm and suddenly

man’s arms.

and this only

“Don’t move.”

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

of firmness.

you’re not obedient, they

They!

to Stephen

a significant figure

hadn’t expected Cedric to involve even

did you do to them?” Natalie was very

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

to ask Irwin.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255