Chapter 256


    Chapter 256 The Stubborn Girl


    Time flew by like a swift shuttle.


    A massive fire had altered the lives of all those involved.


    Two yearster, the world’s top tiermercial speech event in Simeria dazzled everyone…


    Lucas hurriedly entered Verde City Prison to see Cedric. Two years had transformed the man into


    someone cold and steady.


    “What’s the matter?” Cedric asked with an icy tone upon seeing Lucas.


    It had been two years.


    Since the day Reba left, Cedric hadn’t met anyone else apart from those from thepany.


    In the meantime, Reba had tried numerous times to reach out, but Cedric rejected every attempt.


    He


    even turned away calls from Simeria.


    Lucas had visited countless times during this period, but his serious expression now was a first.


    Cedric thought something might be wrong with thepany.


    “It’s not about thepany,” Lucas sa d as she shook his head.


    Cedric frowned, “Then what?”


    Lucas looked at him withplex emotions in his eyes. Obviously, the unexpected news had left


    everyone at a loss for words.


    When Reba had first learned of it, she didn’t know how to break it to Cedric. It was beyond


    surprising.


    and it was downright… hateful!


    In the past two years, Christina had been sentenced to prison for life, and Cedric had paid a heavy


    price.


    Yet, the person who was supposed to be dead…..!


    It was a deception.


    A tant deception!


    “Just leave it if you’re not going to talk, Cedric said, about to hang up.


    “Wait,” Lucas stopped him in time.


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    There was obvious impatience in Cedric’s eyes.


    After a moment of contemtion, Lucas gathered his courage and said, “Ms. Walker is still alive!”


    The air fell silent instantly.


    For a long time, even though they were separated by soundproof ss, it felt like they could hear each


    other’s breaths.


    Cedric’s eyes went through a storm of emotions but eventually calmed down.


    When he looked at Lucas and spoke, his mind was still buzzing, as if he couldn’t hear his own voice.


    “What did you say?


    Who wa


    Who was still alive?


    He must have misheard.


    Lucas looked at Cedric and said slowly, “Ms. Walker, sir, Natalie Walker!”


    At that moment, his mind seemed to explode!


    It felt as if the entire world copsed and rebuilt itself, repeating the process over and over.


    sa


    The world was in chaos. It was a tangled mess.


    Natalie… Natalie!


    It was a name It was a name Cedric least wanted to recall in thest two years. Yet, her face lingered


    in his mind, and


    her smile was frozen in the sea of fire.


    His heart thumped wildly and beyond his control.


    Lucas‘ words about her being alive echoed in his mind repeatedly.


    “She’s… alive?” Cedric finally spoke after a long silence.


    He looked at Lucas, who was on the other side of the ss, to confirm that he hadn’t heard wrongly.


    Lucas nodded. “Yes, sir.”


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    “But she seems to be with Mr. Frazier!” Lucas added, clearly reminding Cedric that time was limited.


    All the chaos in his mind settled on the crucial point: Natalie was alive!


    Natalie, Natalie…!


    The name that kept him awake through countless nights behind iron bars.


    It was the most painful yet unforgettable memory. It was a name that haunted him like a nightmare,


    entwining him like a curse.


    Simultaneously, it was the name he couldn’t let go of–the name that tortured him into wanting to forget


    everything.


    Her departure two years ago became a deep abyss he couldn’t escape. But now, Lucas’s message


    was


    like a scorching sun, instantly illuminating that dark pit.


    Natalie’s name was his demon and his redemption…!


    “She’s alive?”


    “Yes, sir.”


    “She’s with Irwin?” Cedric chuckled, a mocking and mad glint in his eyes


    The residue of time in his eyes gradually lightened, revealing uncontainable joy and a hint of craziness.


    Two years. It had been a full two years.


    Two years ago, he went mad in Simeria, like how he had gone mad in his previous life, keeping her by


    his


    side until the end.


    He had lived with her urn at Scarlet Vi, awaiting justice’s judgment…/


    And during that time, what was she doing…?!


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    She was alive and living well in Simeria while he suffered pain in Verde City caused by her supposed


    departure.


    He must have looked like a fool to her–one trapped in her shadow and unable to break free, even


    resorting to endless extremes.


    “Heh… Natalie, how great of you!”


    Bang!


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    Cedric mmed a fish into the soundproof ss. His eyes were filled with anger and madness upon


    hearing that Natalie was alive and with Inwin.


    Get up!


    Fiercely, he said to Lucas, “Handle it immediately!”


    “Yes, sir!”


    Upon hearing these words, Lucas instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew this news would surely.


    make Cedric take action.


    Two years.


    During the


    two years, Natalie didn’t die, yet Cedric suffered all the pain she should have endured. He


    had rejected any special treatment, refusing any kindness.


    However, who would have thought that while he was in despair, she was safe and sound…!


    Regardless, this was undoubtedly good news for him.


    Natalie…! That stubborn girl! Just wait, he would deal with her!


    He was clearly angry, but the tears at this moment were mixed withughter. No one knew how he had


    endured these two years, the pain constantly gnawing at his heart


    the ne


    Now, the news Lucas brought was like a healing balm, instantly dissipating the pain in his chest and


    igniting an immediate desire to tear Natalie apart!