Natalie looked at him and continued to smile. Cedric felt a burst of irritation at her demeanor!Bang!He stood up and slammed his fist hard on her office desk. The force was so strong that her desk trembled.Natalie replied, "Yes, I told her to post it. I originally intended for you to look at it first. You knew that. Why are you asking again?""How could you do such a thing?""..."How could she do such a thing?Did she do something wrong? She was just retaliating. Based on Cedric's logic, was she supposed to lie down and take the beating if someone came after her? Could she not return a hit or two?Natalie ignored the pain in her chest and took a deep breath."It's best if you leave immediately!""Natalie, if anything happens to her, I won’t let you off!" The man roared and walked away.Natalie trembled with anger. As the man left, she shot back, "I'm ready anytime!"He wouldn’t let her off? Did he think she was afraid of him?Bang!The office door slammed shut
Natalie hadn't seen Bianca for several days. After work, she bought groceries and went straight to Bianca's place. They prepared a feast together. Before they sat down, Natalie opened a beer and took a big swig from the bottle.Bianca was shocked! "I hope you don't get drunk; it's hard to take care of you."Knowing Natalie's poor alcohol tolerance, Bianca tried to feed her a piece of beef, hoping she would eat something before drinking more.Natalie took a bite, and they exchanged a smile. As they sat down, Bianca enjoyed a piece of chicken. Both of them were naturally slender, allowing them to indulge in eating and drinking whenever they were together."There's something on your mind, isn't there?" Bianca remarked while observing Natalie.Years of friendship allowed Bianca to sense when something was bothering Natalie. Instead of directly answering, Natalie took another sip of her drink.Bianca raised an eyebrow. Well, it seemed like there really was something on Natalie
She would never let Bianca confront Cedric head-on at a time like this! Bianca and Natalie were good friends. The thought of Cedric repeatedly causing trouble for Natalie for the sake of that woman made Bianca furious. Every little thing set him off, and Bianca couldn't stand it.She was really angry this time."Go inside the room," Natalie said. Natalie was touched by Bianca's words, but even so, she couldn't let Bianca face Cedric.Listening to the commotion, Natalie knew that if it came to blows, bones would be broken. She had seen Cedric in his angry state before."But you..."Bianca was furious, but she was still worried about Natalie."I can handle it!" Natalie said.It was something she expected.Natalie was also furious! What right did he have to be angry here?In the end, Bianca went back to her room.Bang! Bang! Bang!Just as Natalie reached the door, she heard the door being kicked again!She heard the neighbor across opening the door, but then closing it
"You want me to kneel... to someone like her?" Natalie said with an icy tone.That woman couldn't afford it even if she paid Natalie to kneel!Even though Natalie's heart was already dead inside, she couldn't help but feel disappointed in this man right now.Her stunning face overshadowed her disheveled state. Even though Isabella was truly blind now, she could still feel Natalie's queen-like demeanor.Isabella stiffened!Her brows furrowed, and hate flashed across her face. What did Natalie have to act so high and mighty? She was also just an orphan with nothing!Where did she get the confidence to act this way?!Natalie and Cedric continued to stare at each other, neither willing to back down. The air in the ward became even colder."Ced!" Isabella tugged on Cedric's sleeve.This small action gave off a pitiful vibe. Natalie looked at Isabella's delicate fingers on Cedric's sleeve with a cold gaze.She clung to Cedric's sleeve, and he showed no intention of shaking her of
After Natalie left, only Cedric and Isabella remained in the ward. The man stood up and covered Isabella with the blanket.When he spoke, his tone had lost all the coldness from before. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry; I intended for her to apologize to you."He didn't expect Natalie to be so unyielding. Despite everything she had done and witnessing Isabella's current state, she remained so stubborn!When did her heart become so cold, to the point that he had no idea?Isabella replied, "It's okay. Please don't argue for my sake anymore. I hope you both will be fine."Her words sounded genuine. Yet, she was well aware that the more she acted this way in front of Cedric, the more he would resent Natalie."It's impossible for there to be anything between us anymore!" Cedric said just as Isabella finished speaking.He uttered those words without any hesitation. Once so adamant about not divorcing Natalie, now he harbored so much hatred for her, to the point of believing that a
When Isabella heard it was Natalie, the warmth on her face disappeared completely. It was replaced by coldness! When both of them were equally cold, there was a subtle similarity in their expressions that was hard to notice!This resemblance was like having a common point."Why are you here?" Isabella's tone was icy, mocking, provocative, and... triumphant! All these emotions were intertwined.Undoubtedly, it was meant to provoke Natalie.Unfortunately, Isabella was mistaken to think it would work.This version of Isabella could no longer provoke Natalie.Natalie smirked. "To see how miserable you are! Not a bad look on you, you know? Just what I wanted."Natalie effortlessly countered Isabella's feeling of triumph.Isabella was speechless.At her words, the atmosphere around her abruptly turned cold."Hmph, revel in your triumph. Your time in the limelight is running out. I can't wait to see you in a worse state than me!""Why?" Natalie's tone turned cold as she asked.
When Cedric arrived at the hospital, the blood in the ward hadn't been cleaned up yet. His gaze fell on the large patches of fresh red on the folded bed sheet.His eyes narrowed.The young nurse who noticed Cedric trembled in fear. The air he exuded right now was powerful and intimidating to the core."Where is she?" Cedric roared.The nurse stammered in fright, "M-Ms. Morgan is in the emergency room!"With that, Cedric rushed towards the direction of the emergency room. On his way, he thought it was just a minor injury. However, seeing the blood on the bed and the floor moments ago...How much had been shed for her to...?!Even breathing felt like a chore at this moment to Cedric. Yuvan had also arrived at the scene, and he was already at the entrance of the emergency room."How is she?" Cedric asked Yuvan.Yuvan replied, "She's been inside for a while now. No updates yet, but they just handed me a critical condition notice."Cedric's expression grew colder at the news.
Cedric had indulged her too much in the past.He had also been misguided about her! To the extent that she committed so many outrageous acts!At this moment, Cedric firmly believed that Natalie was behind everything.He couldn't accept the fact that he had lived with such a treacherous woman for so many years.No, she wasn't like this before.It was all because of him... being overly indulgent!But that was okay; she would naturally revert once she faced some hardships.And naturally, she would come begging to him.That was what Cedric thought at this moment!Rebecca was still speaking. First, she criticized Natalie, and now she turned her attention to Cedric."Have you finally realized what kind of person she is now?""...""At this point, you're still protecting her?!" Rebecca recalled how Cedric had protected Natalie.Rebecca only felt anger toward Natalie at this moment!Cedric looked at Rebecca and said, "She should be at the police station now.""What are you sayin