Semua Bab Opening My Eyes to Reality: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Natalie was acting like her usual self, but Jason started treating her with more consideration, most likely because she was pregnant with his baby.The thing was, he had a rare medical condition. For years, he'd believed he could never father a child.So when Natalie got pregnant with his baby, it was, as Murray said, nothing short of a miracle.Jason didn't love Natalie, but he was dead set on keeping the child. And until it was born, he wasn't about to let anything happen to her.He guided Natalie to sit before turning to the maid, Mary Thompson. "Mrs. Pereira is expecting. From now on, I want you to take special care with everything—her meals, her clothes, anything she needs. Not even the smallest slip-up is allowed."Mary nodded promptly and set about making the kind of meals fit for an expectant mother.Jason leaned down, kissed Natalie's forehead, and touched her still-flat stomach. "I never imagined I'd be a father, Natalie. Thank you for making it possible. From now on, y

Jason's eyes flashed with irritation when he heard Natalie's words. "Don't be unreasonable, Natalie. It's important, and I really have to go."Even though she couldn't see his face, Natalie didn't miss the frustration in his voice.Forgetting her usual patience, she continued pushing, "Pereira Group has plenty of employees. Are they all incompetent? Is there really no one else who can handle this besides you?"Jason yanked his hand away immediately, his face hardening. "What's with you today? I'm just going to deal with a work emergency. Why are you making this so difficult? Being pregnant doesn't mean you get to control everything."His temper got the better of him, and his mask came off.Later, the car engine rumbling downstairs sent a sharp pang through Natalie's heart.She understood why Jason had married her. She knew there was no love between them. Still, the truth cut deeper than she wanted to admit.Ten minutes passed in silence before she finally reached for her phone,

Natalie's face paled, her eyes flickering with stunned disbelief. It hit her then—Sienna wanted her to hear that.If it hadn't been on purpose, why had Sienna left the door cracked? Why hadn't she even tried to muffle those shameless moans?Natalie's finger hit the record button before she could think.Sienna giggled, leaning in close. "Natalie, I'm taking everything from you—Mom, Dad, Victor, Xavier, even your precious Jason."That alluring smile of hers grew a little wider. "Remember this—whatever you fight for, I can take it from you like it's nothing. You'll always be under my heel."The sound of Sienna's breathy moans came back to Natalie, and those same images she'd imagined flooded her mind all over again.Then, she remembered Jason's words outside the hospital room. He was willing to go that far for Sienna.Natalie and Jason had been together for three years, but had she ever meant anything to him?Anger surged in her chest, burning away the pain. She couldn't hold back

It was a dark brown suit jacket—Jason did not have any clothes in that color, so it couldn't be his.For some reason, the jacket's presence made him uncomfortable. But he did not love Natalie, so he attributed this reaction to a man's inherent possessiveness—Natalie was his wife, so no other man should dare to touch her.He glanced over at Natalie, who was sleeping on the bed. His annoyance weighed heavily on him, almost suffocating him.More than once, he considered waking her up and questioning her about the jacket, but after thinking it over, he gave up on the notion.…It was noon when Natalie woke up. Starving, she walked out of the bedroom, saying, "Mary, I'm hungry. Do you have anything I can eat now?"Instead of a reply from Mary, she heard Jason's voice. "Mary is out. What do you want to eat? I'll cook."Startled, Natalie looked toward the sound of his voice. "Why are you home?"She was surprised by Jason's presence. By rights, he should be with Sienna right now. Why w

Natalie's heart ached when the baby was mentioned.She frowned, silent for a long moment, before saying softly, "I… aborted it."Her tone was calm, as if she didn't care at all.But Benjamin had seen exactly how much she had sacrificed for Jason over the past three years.To have a child with him, she had tried everything, from folk remedies to traditional medicine. Bella had even invented an interventional method for her that was excruciatingly painful, yet Natalie never complained.And now that she had finally conceived, she had just given it up.Unless out of utter despair, who would do something so destructive to themselves?It wasn't hard to imagine just how much pain she was in.In an attempt to ease the atmosphere, Benjamin joked, "Oh, you aborted it? Good. A scumbag like Jason does not deserve to have a child with you. He should just live out his days alone and childless. "Once you're out of Grendale, you can have your pick of hot guys to have as many babies as you wa