The familiar clicking sound of high heels echoed along the hall with the pungent scent of perfume.It was Isabella Morgan!She was Cedric's lover and the woman who had taken her eyes.Natalie furrowed her brow in disgust. Before she could call for help, Isabella spoke first."Don't bother calling for anyone; I've sent them all away." Her tone was triumphant."Why are you here?" Natalie was anything but polite. She had lost everything, so what else could Isabella possibly want from her?Isabella paid no heed to her attitude. She merely smiled and said calmly, "I've got some news for you. Well, I have good and bad news."Natalie remained silent and waited."You're pregnant."Pregnant?!Natalie's face turned ashen in an instant.Seeing this, Isabella grinned with satisfaction. "Of course, Ced has no intention of keeping this child! Because I'm also pregnant!"Isabella was also pregnant?!Natalie's eyes widened, and her composure shattered.'Cedric, how could he?'Her al

Natalie received the divorce agreement quickly.She printed the agreement and signed her name on it without hesitation. Then, she took the agreement downstairs to find Cedric.She couldn't find him. The maid said he had left from the backdoor. Natalie's heart sank. She had to divorce Cedric today; she couldn't wait a moment longer.She faxed the agreement to her company. When the secretary saw the header on the document, she stammered, "M-madam, Mr. Johnson hasn't arrived yet.""When he arrives at the company, have him sign it immediately. Ask him to bring the agreement to the clerk’s office once he's done. I'll be there.""Y-yes, ma'am!"Even through the phone line, Natalie could sense the secretary breaking into a cold sweat. She hung up the phone and went upstairs to change her clothes.Natalie looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't deny that she was beautiful, but...It didn't mean men would stay faithful just because a woman was beautiful!As the saying goes, the

At lunchtime, Cedric answered several company calls and barely ate anything. Meanwhile, Natalie sat quietly. It was hard to believe that a woman who had been insisting on divorce could still eat so heartily.Cedric was irritated as he looked at Natalie in dissatisfaction.After hanging up the phone, Cedric said, "I need to go on a business trip to South City. I'll be leaving this afternoon and will probably be away for about three days."A few days away might be for the best. He hoped that she would calm down during this time and not bring up the frustrating matter from today when he returned.Finally, Natalie lifted her head to look at him. Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she casually brushed her long hair aside. It was a gesture that exuded elegance.Cedric narrowed his eyes, and he felt tense all over. After being married for many years, he still couldn't resist her.Natalie didn't know what was on the man's mind. She blinked her long lashes and remembered that in her pre

"Nat, there's no need to bother about them because of me," Bianca said, looking at Natalie with concern.Clearly, she was worried about Natalie's miserable days in the Johnson family. After all, they were still not divorced, and being a wealthy family's daughter-in-law was no easy task.Natalie waved her hand dismissively and said, "They haven't treated me well either. Now that we're getting divorced, there's no need to hold back and continue pretending."Because of Cedric, Natalie had always tried to please the Johnson family, no matter how difficult they made life for her. She had hoped they would accept her if she did so. But in the end, there was no acceptance. There was only a status quo that remained the same forever.Just then, her phone vibrated. She checked it and saw that it was Cedric calling. She glanced at Bianca and answered, "Hello.""What did you say to Tina?" Cedric's voice was tense."Don't you already know? By the way, she's with Ms. Morgan now. I didn't know

"I told Cedric I wanted a divorce yesterday! So, from now on, I have no connection to the Johnson family's company, even if it goes bankrupt," Natalie responded as she stroked the piglet, calmly facing the scolding on the other end of the phone.Rebecca, who had been berating her on the phone, was taken aback by Natalie's words. Then, the older woman screeched, "What did you say?""I want a divorce from him."The air grew quiet. Rebecca had always asserted her dominance as Natalie's mother-in-law, and she couldn't grasp the sudden change in Natalie.Earlier, she had told Natalie to drop by the Johnson Manor, but the younger woman had brushed her off! And now, she dared to speak this way?!Natalie had completely dropped all pretenses with the Johnson family now. In the morning, it was Christina, and now it was Rebecca. She felt extremely satisfied inside.For three years, she had been nothing in this family. Even when she was pregnant, they had manipulated her without merc