Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Cedric’s Explosive Rage

Natalie didn’t answer his question. She simply gazed at him in silence.

The conversation she had with Bianca in the car had deeply touched her.

Now, her eyes were only filled with coldness as she looked at Cedric.

There was also an underlying disbelief!

She found it hard to believe that this man, who she hadn’t thought would ever lay a hand on her due to

Isabella, would do so.

He even…!

“What were you thinking when you hit me for Isabella?” Natalie asked suddenly.

Cedric responded, “What?”

“When you hit me for Isabella, what was going through your mind?”

As those words left her mouth, Cedric’s eye twitched in annoyance. His eyes showed traces of

smoldering anger.

“Do you really think I hit you for her?”

“Wasn’t it?”

The man fell silent. The rage in his eyes burned so brightly that it looked like it would explode at any

moment.

And as Natalie looked at him, it was as though she was staring at a stranger. When had they reached

such a level of mutual distrust? These thoughts had never crossed her mind before, but now…

She took a deep breath. “I should go.”

Seeing Cedric being silent only made her feel colder. No, she was already emotionally dead. So even

the feeling of heartache repulsed her.

“Do you think I won’t find out if you don’t answer me?”

Cedric tightened his grip on her wrist.

What else do you want? Natalle asked. “Isn’t this enough?”

No!

“Yuvan!”

“Yes, sir.”

“Go!”

Natalie could easily guess what Cedric had told Yuvan to inquire about.

She felt her forehead throbbing even as Cedric’s breath became increasingly rapid.

Yuvan, who had spent many years by Cedric’s side, had been trained under difficult conditions and

could quickly retrieve information.

Of course, Natalie leaving the country last time was an unexpected incident.

Soon, Yuvan stood behind Cedric. When he looked at Natalie, there was a trace of something unusual

in his expression.

“Sir.”

“What is it?!”

Yuvan was obviously anxious, and Cedric could clearly sense it.

Yuvan lowered his head and said, “Mrs. Johnson came here for a medical examination.”

Cedric tensed.

The look in Cedric’s eyes wasn’t just anger.

Natalie turned her head to the side, clearly sensing the oppressive aura coming from the man.

Yuvan stood by, waiting.

When in Cedric’s presence, anyone could feel an immense pressure.

Natalie, who had not feared him before, couldn’t help but feel a little scared now.

Bam

With a sudden shove, she was pushed into the hospital room’s corridor, and Cedric slammed the door

shut. His imposing shadow enveloped her, and his voice, always so seductive, was now filled with an

ndescribable mix of emotions and coldness.

amination? Domestic violence?”

Facing the Cedric she had been so unafraid of, Natalie couldn’t help but feel anxious.

“Say something!” When Natalie didn’t respond, Cedric roared.

His voice was deafening, nearly shaking the entire hospital.

Natalie finally lifted her head and looked at the man before her, her voice firmer than ever.

“That’s right.”

“What’s wrong? Since you dare to hit me, of course I dare to report it!”

Cedric’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at the petite face before him that was now displaying an

unprecedented determination.

He had been caught up in Isabella’s affairs recently, so he had been neglecting the lawsuit agreement

she had presented.

But Natalie’s recent actions had escalated to the point where it was impossible to ignore.

Now, what was he going to do?

Not only had she engaged in such embarrassing behavior, but she also intended to win the lawsuit?!

She had made herself out to be quite capable, hadn’t she?

“Well, well, you really are something. I didn’t know you would become this unruly.”

She was the young mistress of the Johnson family, and now, she was directly wielding the law as a

weapon against him?

The man’s sharp and usually calm features were now shrouded in a gloom. They were devoid of

warmth when he looked at her.

But Natalie didn’t care!

Stepping around him, she reached for the door of the hospital room. However, the dangerous tone in

the man’s voice from behind caught her attention.

“Natalle, since you insist, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Natalie’s hand on the door handle came to a halt.

Did he think he wasn’t before this?

Hah!

He hadn’t even seen the full extent of his own ruthlessness.

What the hell was he on about?

Having experienced this life before, Natalie was no longer afraid of him.

She simply left with the parting words: “Do what you want. I’m ready whenever you are.”

With that, she opened the door and left, leaving Cedric to fume silently behind.

Cedric stood in the darkness, thinking about her words.

He had no idea his little wife would change so drastically in just one night.

How bold she was now!

She even said she was ready whenever he was!

Natalie walked out of the room and bumped into Christina in the corridor. That was how she learned

that Rebecca was a patient at this hospital.

Upon seeing Natalie, it became almost instinctive for Christina to come forward and berate her.

“Do you

have any self–awareness left as the Johnsons‘ young mistress? Your mother–in–law has been in the

hospital, and you haven’t shown up once.”

“I won’t be the young mistress of your family soon enough. Isn’t that what you wanted? Why are you

trying to use this status against me now?

“You.

Christina’s anger flared.

Back when Natalie was still with the Johnson family, she and her mother often made life difficult for her

every time she returned home.

At that time, Natalie was anything but assertive,

mpressive now, huh?

“Hmph!” Natalie sneered.

Seeing the hatred and disdain in Christina’s eyes, Natalie retorted without a care. Her actions only

fueled Christina’s anger even more, reminding her of Natalie’s taunts during the morning tea..

The disgust and contempt in Natalie’s eyes now only made Christina embrace the identity of the

unloved stepdaughter more vehemently.

In response to her remarks, Christina didn’t hold back.

“An orphan should consider herself lucky to be part of our family. But you don’t seem to appreciate your

good fortune.”

She was responding to Natalie’s previous taunts.

Yes, Natalie was an orphan.

When she first met Cedric, she had been relying on social welfare to get through school every

It had been tough back then.

month.

But no matter how difficult life had been then, it was nothing compared to the challenges she faced in

the Johnson family.

Natalie didn’t want to continue engaging in further conversation with Christina. She believed that talking

to the people from the Johnson family was just a waste of time.

Just as she turned to leave, Cedric and a doctor suddenly rushed past her.

She watched as Cedric’s hurried figure and anxious words echoed in her ears.

“What’s going on? How did she get infected?”

“We’ve been closely monitoring Ms. Morgan; this infection is an unexpected development.”

Ms. Morgan?!

Natalie was frozen in place. She had seen him lose his composure due to Isabella’s situation earlier,

and now she witnessed it again.

Her heart couldn’t help but clench.

Christina stood behind her, taunting her. “See that? Ced’s heart no longer belongs to you.”

Natalie turned back to look at the triumphant Christina

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A mocking smile played on Natalie’s lips as she boldly insulted her, “Yes, his heart isn’t with me, but it

won’t be with you either. You supposedly have the most advantageous position out of all of us, yet your

can’t even do anything with it.”

“You…!”

Christina was infuriated, struggling to find the right words.

A hint of malevolence flashed in her eyes as she looked at Natalie. She hadn’t expected her to be so

sharp

-tongued now and seemingly immune to provocation.