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.”

death made Wanda

exactly what was on Christinas

‘Miss, why worry about such things? Now that

you differently because of a dead

Christina was silent.

was dead!

she looked at her with a complex

he saw means for

of their previous positions.

meant that since Cedric had been cruel to Natalie before, he would now feel

her.

that Christina would be facing

these implications; she just

it mean? Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam Elizabeth Did you forget that?”

Christina said,

Johnson family, but losing Cedric

the thought of possibly losing Cedric this time

room to fetch the

pain in Christina’s eyes and set the fruit plate

said, “Shh,

lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming down her

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her shoulder.

I know. Shh, it’s okay. I know,

voice, a glint of determination flashed in

made some

Wanda’s warm arms circled around her, Christina broke down completely, crying

“Wanda”

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

heart skipped a beat, especially when she saw the

had left.

he was also nowhere

phone, she quickly dialed a number, and Wanda’s voice

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda

urgently said, “Hurry, get Tina to

happened?” Wanda tensed when

something big was about to happen.

knew her son too

had been so ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s

contain his emotions.

likely find someone

someone was undoubtedly Christina!

for the fire at the

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been such a

might have gone back,” Rebecca said.

be heading back and the fact that Rebecca had urgently called her to

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