Chapter 186 For Oneself

When the two returned to Scarlet Villa, everything had indeed been prepared. Natalie sat quietly at the dining table, eating her food. She had been silent ever since Cedric defended Christina again in the car.

At this moment, her face appeared calm, but it gave Cedric the feeling of it being the calm before the

storm.

“Nat.”

In the end, he couldn’t help but break the silence.

“What?”

“I know things at the Johnson Manor weren’t too good for you before, but it’s all in the past now, hmm?”

“Are you advising me to go back? Or are you letting it go because of my uncle?” Natalie sneered.

In the past?!

That was not how she understood it. Although Cedric showed her that he could stand proudly at the pinnacle even without her uncle’s support, Rebecca’s actions gave her a different feeling at this crucial

moment.

She felt uncomfortable inside!

“Your mother must be regretting it now, right? She did set aside her pride and approached me, you know?

Seems like she doesn’t have much confidence in you.”

Natalie’s words became more and more brazen

Cedric’s face turned cold.

Apparently, he wasn’t too pleased with Natalie talking about his mother this way, regardless of what kind

of person Rebecca was.

But even though Rebecca was a complicated character, she had suffered a lot, especially in matters. related to Cedric inheriting the position in the Johnson family.

Anyone who understood Rebecca’s situation would know why she insisted on finding Cedric a woman

from an equal background.

As a mother, she wanted to protect her child, Even if she couldn’t protect him, she would find someone

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Although Cedric didn’t need such protection, it was a common trait of mothers.

“In these years you lived in the Johnson family, what do you think of Uncle Benjamin?”

Benjamin?

never liked those uncles much. Putting aside how much influence they had

might have been involved in what happened to my father. Although things

hasn’t been easy for

after Cedric’s

Rebecca suffered? How much had she endured on the road

after Cedric’s

seen all

she understood even

in

looked at Cedric with a serious expression

about your mother. Since it’s come to

“What?”

how do

very rational. Natalle remained unmoved even though Rebecca had

rational and clear–headed that… it made her

uncle won’t

I’m asking about your mother. Why

tone was sharp

of what Rebecca had gone through before, and regardless of her being skilled in maneuvering within the Johnson family, Rebecca

nothing, she went to great lengths to drive me

we divorced, she had

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came to light, she left the Lambert

something a decent person would

last sentence heavily. The man across from her,

even more dark

“Natalie!”

a matter between

sister. Whether it’s in the past, the present, or the future, you’ve

manipulate in the past. But now, I follow whatever my uncle and my aunt says. Their intention is

and Christina,

had taken action against her uncle, which was the last line

thought too simplistically about marriage. Because he thought too

“Nat!

he seemed unsure of what to say

grievances Natalie had suffered in the Johnson family. It seemed like that was the hurdle

you. I thought that marriage was a matter between the two of us. I thought That living in Scarlet Villa would solve

to be

someone wanted to make things difficult for another person, they would find a million reasons to 40. Even if the person lived in a different city, they would

nowl

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statement made her stance even clearer. She wouldn’t consider personal matters. So she would remain indifferent, no matter what

a dangerous glint flashed in

should take a look at

this, the man placed a bag by Natalie’s side. She

bag made of cowhide, Natalie’s brows furrowed. Even without opening it,

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