A Divorce After My Rebirth by Gentle Rain in June

Chapter 169 Scheming

In just two short days, Natalie’s original carefree and arrogant demeanor was firmly suppressed by Cedric

However, she was not one to submit easily.

How could she willingly allow Cedric to have the upper hand?

Considering the significant history between her and Cedric, she initially thought that after their divorce, they could go their separate ways without interfering with each other.

However, things had changed.

Cedric’s current attitude showed no intention of letting her go.

Moreover, from Cedric’s actions, it was clear that the Johnson family’s emphasis on social status and using marriage to strengthen their influence was solely Rebecca’s wishful thinking.

Cedric had never cared about such things!

Cedric called Natalie at noon, causing her to feel overwhelmed.

“Come down immediately,” he ordered. 1

Natalie bit back the retort on the tip of her tongue. She didn’t voice her frustration.

It took a lot of willpower to endure Cedric’s onslaught these days! His moves were too sudden, leaving

her momentarily disoriented.

She was actively thinking about how to counter his strategies, and remarriage was out of the question!

“I don’t plan to have lunch. I have another meeting to attend. I’m hanging up,” she said truthfully, as there

was indeed a meeting on her schedule.

Without waiting for the man to say anything, Natalie hung up. Trying to follow Zane’s advice, she

suppressed her emotions and refocused her thoughts before heading to the conference room.

“Let’s begin,” Natalle said.

Undoubtedly, today’s meeting revolved around what happened yesterday. Natalie’s complexion wasn’t

Thinking about Cedric’s statement that the information was leaked from the inside, her eyes dimmed.

She glanced at Zane and said, “Bring the Chief Financial Officer over,”

“Alright.

Zane didn’t understand why, but he complied. Logically, the finance department shouldn’t be involved in

today’s meeting.

left by the former CEO. Based on those documents,

unrelated.

internal call to have the CFO join

Soon, the CFO arrived.

he greeted,

every change in his expression. Seeing the

Walby,

“Y–yes, that’s me!”

Smack!

of documents before

look at

those documents before. However, he could easily tell that Natalie

the atmosphere in the room

and was visibly

what’s going

Natalie stared intently at John as if

could pierce through one’s soul, and it

snatched the documents from

stated, “Someone inside our company leaked this

let me handle this matter,” Zane instantly

morning.

life; this issue was substantial enough

tired,

how you

glanced at him. “Zane, tell me plan to

not handled carefully, it

Gems.

was an evident tension

Zane was about to say something more, the meeting room door

kicked

made everyone shift their

the doorway with a cold look on his face. His sharp gaze scanned everyone

and this intrusion heightened her

her anger under the threat in Cedric’s

Johnson, this is most

imposing presence exuding

felt their hearts tighten.

also aware that he

So what was this…?

harshly against Natalie’s, causing

He had actually publicly…!

on her lips. Although she had restrained her anger under

this provocation was too

slap him, but he grabbed her wrist. Cedric firmly restrained her within

leaving Natalle

wasn’t prone to domestic violence; otherwise, Natalie’s petite

suffered over the years.

her in front of the shocked crowd and