Natalie lifted her head in confusion. "What?" Henry slowly set down his knife and fork. Then, his gaze casually swept over her as he replied, "I see you've been struggling for so long. Isn't it because you want to achieve something?"Now that I've publicly admitted your status, shouldn't you stop being unreasonable?"He had made that decision partly because he did not want to continue like that with her. It was really exhausting for him. On the other hand, Henry wanted those pestering him to give up. At that moment, realization dawned upon Natalie. So, that was the reason he had publicly acknowledged her identity.It turned out that he just wanted her to stop being unreasonable. However, Natalie believed she was never irrational. Yet, she felt suffocated in this marriage. It was as if their union was a chain tying her down. She wanted to escape from it."Henry, about our divorce … " Natalie started. She wanted to reassert her point of view. However, there was a hint of wa
"Ms. Shepherd, I'll end the call now if there's nothing else." With that, the caller hung up.The sound of the dial tone rang in her head. Nevertheless, Natalie remained frozen with the phone in her hand. She felt as though her heart had just plummeted from heaven to hell. Everything she had worked hard to protect had disappeared. Natalie snapped back to her senses when she heard the door opening. She had just realized she had slept in Henry's suite the night before. However, she was not in the mood to dwell on it. She quickly got out of bed and approached Henry, yelling, "Henry Chase, how could you be so despicable?"Right then, as she stared at his handsome face, she no longer felt the same attraction she once had. Natalie could not even understand why she had been blind in the first place. What did she love about him? His ruthlessness? His willingness to do anything just to achieve something? Or how despicable he was?Sometimes, all it took was one moment to be ultim
"Ms. Shepherd, I'll end the call now if there's nothing else." With that, the caller hung up.The sound of the dial tone rang in her head. Nevertheless, Natalie remained frozen with the phone in her hand. She felt as though her heart had just plummeted from heaven to hell. Everything she had worked hard to protect had disappeared. Natalie snapped back to her senses when she heard the door opening. She had just realized she had slept in Henry's suite the night before. However, she was not in the mood to dwell on it. She quickly got out of bed and approached Henry, yelling, "Henry Chase, how could you be so despicable?"Right then, as she stared at his handsome face, she no longer felt the same attraction she once had. Natalie could not even understand why she had been blind in the first place. What did she love about him? His ruthlessness? His willingness to do anything just to achieve something? Or how despicable he was?Sometimes, all it took was one moment to be ultim
Natalie's heart skipped a beat. She lifted her gaze and looked at Sheldon with confusion. As soon as their eyes met, she realized they were excessively close. So, she quickly steadied herself. However, she heard a furious voice before she could step out of his embrace. "Natalie Shepherd!" the person bellowed.Natalie turned around to look. Then, she saw a tall figure standing beneath a streetlight. Although against the light, she could still sense how gloomy he was. Why was he there? She did not want to deal with Henry. Yet, he had started walking toward her. Then, he forcefully pulled her away from Sheldon's arms. "I'm still alive and well! How dare you get intimate with another man already?" Anger flashed in Henry's eyes. There was no way he could stay calm. After pondering about it, he decided to give Natalie a brief explanation. After all, Henry did not want the situation to escalate to a point of no return. But he had rushed there just to witness such a scen
Natalie looked at Harry, who was approaching her, with confusion. Then, she greeted, "Hi, Harry."Everyone in the family respected Harry. Natalie had married into the Chase family for three years. However, she rarely saw him in person. Despite that, she heard many good things about him. Almost everyone who had interacted with Harry would praise him. He was completely down-to-earth as he smiled at her. "You won't mind chatting with me, will you?"Instinctively, Natalie glanced at the other end of the street. Harry knew who she was looking for and commented, "I'm afraid Henry won't be coming today.""Huh?""I know there's a café nearby. Shall we talk there?" Harry asked while looking at her inquisitively. But Natalie was determined to get a divorce. "Harry, if you're here to be a mediator, there's no need for a chat.""Nah, I'm not really a mediator. I just want to talk to you about Henry. Natalie, can't I buy you a cup of coffee?" Harry said with a smile.Natalie quickly e
Harry had told her Henry's ward room number. After Natalie arrived at the hospital, she headed straight to his ward. When she reached the ward, she realized the door was slightly ajar. Just as she was about to knock, what was happening inside caught her attention.Henry was lying on his side in the bed. All Natalie could see was his back. But at the edge of his bed, she spotted Juliet sitting there. At that moment, Juliet was looking at him with affection. She even tidied his hair. In that split second, Natalie almost cried because she thought she had done something foolish again. How could she have thought Henry threw a fit and refused treatment because of her? There was no way he would think that she was more important than his health. After all, she was not significant enough. Natalie reckoned that he had put on such an act because he had a little fight with Juliet. Since Juliet was already there, he would surely accept the treatment without fuss. Perhaps both of them
Stanley continued, "I was also only informed about her pregnancy after asking around when I bumped into her at the maternity department. "I thought you knew about it, so I didn't mention it."Juliet shook her head. A wave of panic washed through her. "How did she get pregnant?" She couldn't accept the fact that Natalie was pregnant with Henry's child. Perhaps the child would even draw them closer. By then, it would be impossible for her to get back with him. She was devastated by the thought. But soon, she comforted herself."It's fine. After all, she's just pregnant. It's still uncertain whether the child can be born safely." There was no need for her to panic at all. "Yeah. Lots of things happen in life. There's no one to guarantee that the child can be born safely," Stanley chirped in without skipping a beat.He gave her a meaningful look as he spoke. He often thought she had become very different from how she used to be. She was sometimes even a stranger to him.
However, Natalie forced herself to retract her gaze. After all, she was still aware that Sheldon was beside her. "Let's go. We should eat first."Sheldon saw how desperate she wanted to go into the store. He smiled and said, "There's no rush. We can go in and have a look.""But … you'll have to bear with me …" Natalie was slightly embarrassed. Sheldon interrupted her right away and said casually, "No worries. I still have the patience for this."Natalie's heart skipped a beat. In fact, all she wanted wasn't something materialistic. If Henry had accompanied her patiently after all these years, she wouldn't have lost all hope in their relationship. "Okay … it's only going to take a while."Natalie smiled and stepped into the maternity store. The things sold in the store were too adorable for her to handle. She couldn't bring herself to move away from the store display. Looking at her smile, Sheldon couldn't help but ask, "How long has it been?"He knew about her preg