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

exactly what was on

she advised. ‘Miss, why worry about such things? Now that the woman is

differently because of a

Christina was silent.

woman was

she looked at her with a complex and

card he saw means

signified the exchange of

meant that since Cedric had been cruel to Natalie

her.

Christina would be facing

about these implications; she just felt sorry for the currently

Miss, you have Madam Rebecca and Madam

want him!” Christina said, expressing her

without anyone from the Johnson family, but losing Cedric was

losing Cedric this time crossed her

to fetch the necklace just to

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

said, “Shh, I know.”

lose him,” Christina said with tears streaming down her face.

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patted her

Shh, it’s okay. I know,

voice, a glint of determination flashed in her eyes as

made some significant decision.

her, Christina broke down completely, crying like a

“Wanda”

for a

especially when she saw the hospital

had left.

also nowhere to be seen. Undoubtedly, he had left.

dialed a number, and Wanda’s

end.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

Wanda greeted.

urgently said, “Hurry, get Tina to my mother!”

happened?” Wanda tensed when she heard

something big was about

knew her son too

ruthless to Natale regarding Isabella’s matter. Now that Natalie was gone,

contain his emotions.

find someone to

was undoubtedly Christina!

the fire at the detention center that night,

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such a ruthless

have gone back,”

that Cedric might be heading back and the fact that Rebecca

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