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

even exceptionally

divorce?!

she had become a different person. From then on,

divorce.

had to suspect that Natalie must

there anyone who dares to threaten Mrs. Johnson? Lucas asked,

position did the Johnson family hold in Verde City?

dare to

also thought about this point. It was

rumors between you and Ms.

Isabella?

question before, but he eventually ruled

she would at most throw a tantrum, not

had seen that deep–seated hatred

words,

closed his eyes and didn’t ask Lucas to

Lucas’s words

was impossible for it to be someone from

passed before Natalie finally returned to the

outfit. He sat

in his work.

often had

Casual yet aristocratic

dazzling presence

her and frowned, “Why haven’t

as yesterday.

toward

him.

looked at Cedric, “What

“What do you mean?”

just now and said there’s something going on at headquarters! Can you tell me what

certain that this matter was related

made her shiver

capable was

was Simeria! A whole other country! Had his influence

big problem. It’ll just keep him busy for

know what kind of impact this action will have

But he’ll just be busier and won’t have as

care about you. What do

“You…”

getting dizzy from

really

she felt something pull on her

man’s arms.

angry, and this only fueled her

“Don’t move.”

gentle voice sounded in her ear, as if coaxing a

of firmness.

obedient, they

They!

to Stephen and

was a significant figure in

expected Cedric to

to

to blindly

to ask Irwin.

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