Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Online Harassment and Threats
Upstairs, Natalie listened to Cedric’s yelling at Reba. She couldn’t help but feel sad about how
ironic
the situation was!
When they had looked down on her, even refusing to allow her to have Cedric’s child, she hadn’t
uttered a
word ofint in Cedric’s presence.
Looking back now, she realized how foolishly she had thought that she simply needed to do better, and
eventually, the Johnson family would ept her.
Since the deaths of her parents and grandmother, she had never experienced the warmth of a family.
That’s why she had been single–mindedly working to maintain Cedric’s family.
Her entire focus had been on gaining their eptance. But in the end, she had been wrong.
She closed her eyes, but the sorrow on her face was impossible to conceal.
When Cedric came upstairs, he saw Natalie lying on the chaise longue in the room. He approached her
and crouched down in front of her, taking her hand.
“Nat.”
Natalie subconsciously tried to withdraw her hand.
But the man tightened his grip. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
Natalie let out a bitterugh.
What was the point of telling him? This was the man who had called her to question her just because
she had said some things to his adopted sister!
Was he going to sever ties with his family because they did that to her?
No, Cedric wouldn’t do that!
Her life in the Johnson family would only get more difficult if she had done anything of the sort.
Reba was a petty person. If this caused a rift between her and Cedric, she would only torment
Natalie in his absence.
Just as Cedric was about to say something else, his phone suddenly rang. Holding Natalie’s hand with.
one hand, he retrieved his phone with the other. He checked the caller ID and answered.
“What is it?”
As the person on the other end spoke, Natalie felt the warmth of Cedric’s hand abruptly leave hers as
he
rose to his feet.
His eyes, once gentle and expressive, were now devoid of any warmth as he nced at her. When
their
eyes met, Natalie felt nothing but a chilling emptiness.
“Alright, I’ll be right there,” Cedric said before ending the call.
Natalie turned her head away.
She knew that Isabe had been found.
“Isabe has been found. I’m going to see her!”
“What is she to you?”
Natalie turned to look at Cedric, her eyes filled with calm, but her words were piercing. It was as if she
was subjecting Cedric to an interrogation that prated deep into his soul.
Cedric bent down and caressed her face, then cupped her cheeks and k*ssed her on the forehead. The
touch was gentle, soft, and meant tofort her.
But to Natalie, thisfort felt insincere and constrained.
“Don’t let your imagination run wild. It’s not like what everyone is saying. I’ll tell you everything when I
return, alright?” Cedric spoke, trying to reassure her.
Natalie remained silent at his response.
“Be good.” The man k*ssed her again before getting up and leaving without looking back.
His steps were swift, as though he was in a hurry.
Natalie closed her eyes, concealing the turmoil within her.
Reba had left.
Natalie had just thrown a bombshell into her and Cedric’s rtionship. While their mother–son
rtionship might not bepletely destroyed, it would certainly be damaged.
Previously, Natalie had been concerned about Cedric. She hadn’t wanted him to be torn between her
and
his family, but now things were different.
The entire Johnson family was in turmoil.
Not only the Johnson family but the
As Natalie had predicted, Cedric didn’t return for several days, and both her and Isabe’s names had
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been on the headlines since the moment Isabe was found.
Isabe, with both legs broken and her eyes blinded, appeared utterly battered and pitiful. Her fate was
so
heinous that it had not only caused a sensation in Verde City but had sparked discussions nationwide.
Natalie, originally a victim of a broken marriage, was now being scolded and criticized due to Isabe’s
tragic condition.
“Ma’am, here are your deliveries,” the butler said as he brought in several packages.
He looked at Natalie somewhat curiously because she had never shopped online before, and there had
rarely been any deliveries for her in the vi.
But today, there were several packages.
Combined with the news, everyone in the household was now looking at Natalie differently.
Natalie was having breakfast, her eyes dimmed by the situation. “Please help me open them.”
She knew exactly what those packages contained. In her previous life, when she had seen them, she
had been terrified and unable to sleep all night.
The butler had a maid bring scissors. When they opened the first package, everyone in the room
gasped in shock and fear.
“T–this…”
Natalie just nced at it. .1
It was a dead mouse wrapped in a white sheet.