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 made

exactly what was on Christinas

Now that the woman is dead, would Master Cedric

differently because

Christina was silent.

woman was dead!

her

that card he saw means for Natalie and

signified the exchange of their previous positions.

since Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before,

her.

would

care about these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently

mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam

want him!” Christina said, expressing her heartache.

anyone from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric

Cedric this time crossed her mind, she regretted that she had

fetch the necklace just to spite Isabella.

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

said, “Shh,

lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming

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patted her

Shh, it’s

Wanda’s voice, a

had made some significant

her, Christina

“Wanda”

only gone to the restroom for a moment. When she returned, Cedric was nowhere to be found.

she saw the hospital gown on the

had left.

called for Lucas, but he was also nowhere to be seen.

a number,

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Rebecca,” Wanda greeted.

“Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

when she heard Rebecca’s

that something big was about to happen.

her son too well,

to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that

contain his emotions.

find someone to vent his frustrations

that someone was undoubtedly

weren’t for the fire at the detention center that night, he might have

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been such a ruthless

might have gone back,”

fact that Rebecca had urgently called her

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