Chapter 241 Difficult Times

In the past, what Christina most desired was to see her brother at home. She eagerly awaited the holidays

when she could reunite with him during school breaks

Later, when he married Natalie, she still hoped he would come back often.

However, these past few days have felt like an eternity for her.

Natalie was dead.

Although the firefighters eventually rescued her from the blaze, it was reported that she didn’t survive an hour after being saved.

Stephen came to take her away for cremation,

Christina harbored a deep hatred for Natalie, resenting her significant role in Cedric’s world.

Yet, even so, it was hard to muster up any feelings of happiness right now.

Because the man she loved… had a debt to settle with her for the sake of that dead woman.

Christina had never been so afraid to face Cedric.

She feared that he might confront her for that woman’s sake. She worried that the cruelty he once directed at Natalie would now be turned against her.

Would that cruelty slowly accumulate and be focused on her?

“Miss, have some oranges; they’re very sweet.”

Wanda stood behind Christina, holding the fruit. Her voice was soft and gentle.

Christina hadn’t eaten much these past two days despite her previous fondness for the snacks Wanda

used to make for her.

However, these two days…

No matter how much effort she put into it, Christina never took a single bite.

“I don’t want to eat!”

Christina lacked patience at this moment, and she was irritated by Wanda’s kindness.

“Miss, how can you not eat? You’ll collapse if you continue like this.”

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“I wish I had burned in that fire instead,” Christina said bitterly.

Yes. Once a person was dead, that was the end. It was those who lived that suffered! The living was.

constantly tormented and experiencing unpleasant feelings

After she said that, Wanda was shocked.

“No! Miss, what are you saying? Don’t say such ominous things.”

of death

was on Christinas

such things? Now that the woman is

because

Christina was silent.

woman was dead!

to Wanda, she looked at her with

that card he saw

of

Natalie before, he would now

her.

meant that Christina would be facing Cedric’s wrath.

she just felt

does it mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth

want him!” Christina said,

from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was something

possibly losing Cedric this time crossed her mind, she regretted that she had asked

go to her room to fetch the necklace just to spite

in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit plate aside to embrace

said, “Shh, I

him,” Christina said

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patted her

I know. Shh, it’s okay.

despite the loving tone in Wanda’s voice,

had made some

arms circled around her, Christina

“Wanda”

the hospital, Rebecca had only gone to the restroom for a moment. When she returned, Cedric

a beat, especially when she saw the hospital gown on the bed, confirming that Cedric

had left.

but he was also nowhere to be seen.

her phone, she quickly dialed a number,

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda

said, “Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

tensed when she heard Rebecca’s

felt that something big was about to happen.

her son too

had been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone, he couldn’t

contain his emotions.

find someone to

that someone was

the fire at the detention center that night,

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a ruthless

have gone

heading back and the fact that Rebecca had urgently

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