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.

CEO. Based on

unrelated.

order and made an internal call to have

Soon, the CFO arrived.

he greeted,

CFO entered, Natalie’s gaze had been fixed on him, capturing every change in his expression. Seeing the nervousness

Walby,

“Y–yes, that’s me!”

Smack!

a stack of documents before the

look

those documents before. However, he could easily tell

the atmosphere in the

picked up the documents and was

Walker, what’s

to know that too!” Natalie stared intently at John

soul, and

and snatched the documents from John, glancing at them briefly. His

leaked this out. I want to know when

let me handle this matter,” Zane

morning.

just about her personal life; this issue was

you’re tired, right?”

how you

glanced at him. “Zane, tell me plan

matter was not trivial. If not handled carefully, it

Gems.

but there was an evident

more, the meeting room door burst open

had kicked it

their attention away and turn toward the

with a cold look on his face. His sharp

already enraged, and this intrusion heightened

anger under the threat

this is most

Natalie, his imposing presence exuding an overwhelming pressure. The

felt their hearts tighten.

was Mr. Johnson. They were also aware that he and Ms.

So what was this…?

lips harshly against Natalie’s, causing everyone present

He had actually publicly…!

her lips. Although

provocation

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

Natalle red–faced

prone to domestic violence; otherwise,

suffered over the years.

held her in front of the shocked crowd and casually