Chapter 238

Chapter 238 Complete Outburst

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Christina looked at Cedric. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but her gaze fell

on the card he held in his hand.

She instantly paled.

“Ced, I…”

At this moment, countless words gathered in her mind, creating utter chaos. Reason told her to deny

everything, but the fear sparked by that card threw her entire sense of reason into disarray.

Trembling, she looked at Cedric with eyes filled with fear.

Smack!

The card smacked against Christina’s face, mingling with the blood on her face before falling to the

ground.

Seeing the card on the floor, Rebecca stepped forward to pick it up. But before she could bend down,

Christina quickly grabbed it and instinctively hid it behind her.

“It’s not what you think, Ced! Let me explain!”

Christina’s voice trembled with every word she spoke.

Seeing Christina’s reaction, Rebecca asked, “What is that?”

Her heart pounded loudly in her ears

What could make Cedric so angry?

“Ced…”

“Alright. Explain!” Cedric coldly looked at

Christina on the ground, his eyes glinting with icy coldness.

This was the first time Cedric treated Christina this way. Before, he had always protected her,

especially when it came to Natalie.

Yet now, he was unexpectedly treating her like this.

Tears fell, mingling with blood. But even in such a pitiful state, Cedric was unmoved.

He looked at Christina with a cold disappointment in his eyes.

He had always defended her, yet….

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It was her! It had always been her…!

At this moment, memories of Natalie explaining things to him repeatedly flashed into his mind.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“I lost that card a long time ago!”

“I didn’t do those things!”

He had never given her a chance, even after she had laid everything out so plainly and explained it to

him.

Yet, he had never believed her!

Not once!

He had investigated, and Stefan had given him the evidence.

And it had all pointed to Natalie.

But who would have thought that the main evidence, this card, was hidden deep in his sister’s dressing

table, covered in a layer of dust?

“Give it to me” Seeing Christina trembling and unable to speak, Rebecca reached out and snatched the

card away.

Christina had wanted to struggle, but she didn’t dare hurt Rebecca.

Rebecca saw just a bank card and studied it carefully. She looked up and down but couldn’t figure out

what was wrong.

“It’s just an old bank card. What are you making a fuss about? Rebecca asked Cedric, inexplicably

angry,

Cedric’s gaze remained on Christina. At this moment, his lips curled into a cold smile.

“Yes, it’s just an old bank card. More accurately, it’s Natalie’s old bank card. Why is it in your

possession?”

Rebecca exclaimed, “W–what? Natalie’s?”

She looked at Cedric in shock, then at the card, then at Christina.

Full of confusion, she asked, “Why do you have Natallo’s bank card?”

Indeed, why was the card in Christina’s hands?

Upon hearing that it was ‘Natalle’s bank card, Isabella couldn’t help but feel her heart skip a beat. Her

face

turned a shade paler.

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Naturally, this card was a significant part of her and Christina’s plan in plotting against Natalie..

This damn woman! She didn’t even hide such an important thing properly!

Of course, since Cedric and Natalie got married, he had never entered Christina’s room. Christina

never

thought Cedric would search her room.

But who would have thought that tonight, what was originally meant to be a scheme against Isabella,

turned out to be the root cause of all this?

No one could have foreseen that Cedric would accidentally knock over the dressing table, causing the

card to fall right in front of him

dinto

“What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue?” Cedric s lips curled into a cold smile as he mocked Christina

lying

on the ground.

At this moment, Christina looked at Cedric in fear.

Rebecca was equally furious. She glared at Christina and said, ‘Speak up! How did this card end up

with

you?”

Considering their relationship, it couldn’t have been a gift from Natalie.

So, did Christina steal it?

Thinking of this possibility, Rebecca almost fainted.

“–Isabella gave it to me,” Christina 1 nally said, looking

Yes, Isabella!

at Isabella,

In the Johnson family, Christina’s mother, brother, and grandmother would believe whatever she said.

Since they needed an explanation, this was hers!

With these words, the air fell silent again.

Isabella wore a white V–neck dress tonight, complemented by a white ribbon covering her eyes, which

gave her an ethereal presence.

At Christina’s words, the gazes that were initially on Christina now shifted directly to the blindfolded.

Isabella.

As everyone focused on her, she smiled lightly and sald softly, “Ced, do you really think I could have

gotten my hands on Nat’s card?”

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Her words completely shattered Christina’s explanation, plunging it into the abyss of lies.

They all knew the relationship between Isabella and Natalie. Natalie couldn’t have given Isabella her

bank

card or given her the chance to steal it.

So, when Christina claimed to have received it from Isabella, Isabella didn’t even need to explain much.

Upon hearing Isabella’s words, Christina’s eyes turned bloodshot

“Isabella, how dare you say you didn’t give me this card?!”

Her words carried a veiled warning.

After all, they were accomplices in so many things. Why should she bear the burden alone now?

However, a resounding slap echoed through the spacious hall the next moment.

Christina felt the burning impact on her face.

A man’s roar quickly followed the pain, “You dare to threaten her?!”

“Ced, I’m your sister. How can you not trust me?”

Slap!

“Ugh!”

“Ced!”

The sound of the slap, Christina’s muffled groan, and Rebecca’s exclamation filled the entire scene.

The atmosphere froze as if time stood still.

Even Lucas was standing stiffly in place. He was eventually brought back to reality by the vibration of

his

phone.

Glancing at the chaotic scene, he picked up his phone and turned away

Cedric’s two slaps left Christina’s mind ringing. There was the taste of blood in her mouth, and she

wasn’t

sure where she was injured.

In the chaotic daze, she looked at Cedric. Her face was burning in pain, and she opened her mouth to

speak.

“I was just trying to say.”

“Tina, that’s enough!”

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Rebecca cut off Christina’s words. She keenly sensed the ominous atmosphere surrounding Cedric.

If Christina continued, no one might be able to stop Cedric

As a young girl, how much force could she withstand?

“Don’t say anything.” Rebecca steadied herself despite the anger burning within her.

Christina wanted to explain.

Last time in Scarlet Villa, Cedric had already had such strong objections to her actions. If she didn’t

clarify things today, she might lose all chance to.

But before she could speak, Lucas, who had been answering the phone outside, rushed in and said

urgently. “Sir, there’s a big problem at the detention center!”