Chapter 240 Despair

Cedric didn’t wake up until the next day’s evening.

Outside the window, the cold rain carried the scent of earth. Even the wind seemed damp.

The moment he opened his eyes, the stark white light stung his eyes. Memories in his mind kept pulling at

his body, causing a numbing pain all over.

Rebecca was sitting on a chair by the bedside, already asleep. The moment she heard movement and

opened her eyes, she saw Cedric running barefoot towards the exit.

Alarmed, she called out, “Ced, where are you going?”

She hurriedly followed after him.

The moment they stepped out of the ward, they saw Cedric entering the elevator at the far end of the

corridor.

At that moment of eye contact. Rebecca clearly saw the hollow despair in Cedric’s eyes. It mixed with the

pallor of his face, making it extremely bleak.

Rebecca’s heart raced in panic.

“Ced, wait! Wait for me…”

She hurried over, but Cedric seemed not to hear.

As the elevator doors closed, Rebecca tried to stop it with her hands.

“Ced! Ced!”

But it was too late.

Watching the elevator descend, Rebecca shakily dialed a number.

Soon, Lucas’s voice came from the other end.

“Madam?”

“He’s gone to find Natalie; hurry and stop him,” Rebecca said in a trembling tone.

Her eyes were filled with anxiety.

Two days..!

In just a short two days, Verde City had completely changed.

The Johnson family had changed, and Natalle…

Natalie was gone.

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Ding!

The elevator door opened, and Cedric, in hospital attire and barefoot, walked out of the elevator just as

Lucas arrived.

There was a devastated look on Cedric’s face.

“Sir,” Lucas said as he approached Cedric and tried to stop him.

Rebecca’s worries were justified.

situation, showing Cedric what happened would only make him

see

eventually withdrew his hand as he noticed the despair in Cedric’s eyes. Cedric walked out, and

followed him.

the two arrived together at

ruins before him.

were burnt

at the scene was

numbly towards it.

still inside. She had a cleanliness obsession. She

of filth.

approached and said, “Sir, Ms. Walker

where is she?” Cedric asked with a hoarse voice.

hard to suppress the emotions pressing on

deep within

watching him any longer, Lucas finally looked down and said,

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Cedric was silent.

hearing this, his whole body seemed to lose strength.

nerves incessantly.

disrupted his

was so afraid of fire. How could they use fire to

her to

detention

endure it?!

turmoil continued.

felt suffocating.

Lucas continued, “Mr. Jarvis has already taken her ashes to Simeria

asked me to pass on a message to

Cedric finally spoke.

he seemed unable to hear his own voice. He

his head.

body

lowered his head, unable to bear looking at him any longer, and said, “Mr.

away last night, he asked you not to go to

in Verde City because she didn’t want to see anyone from Verde

Verde City…

was the place where Natalie had lived for so many years. Yet, at the time

attachment to it.

evident that this place left her with nothing but endless despair.

and nothing

wind swept through

piercing through him. Yet, it couldn’t compare to the coldness

after losing Natalie.

end, he was still too late..

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previous life, he had failed to protect her. In this life, he pushed her into the

his head, he looked at his trembling hands–it was these hands

sent Natalie

these hands…!

“Ahhh….”

entire sky of Verde City, as if a wild

Natalie was gone.

it was a fire that

whose

obsession did it burn away?

Whose regrets?

woke up again, Lucas had already brought him

was wiping her tears by his bedside.

also there.

also th

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