But Sebastian had never taken Natalie seriously, which was why it was no wonder she insisted on a divorce.


    The tragic andughable part was at Joanna''s birthday party, where she had orchestrated a whole scene to frame Natalie, and they had all sided with Joanna. And behind the scenes, they had tried to have Natalie killed.


    The thought brought a sharp, extreme pain to Colin''s heart.


    In that moment, he suddenly missed the meticulous care Natalie had shown him when he was in the hospital.


    "What are you two talking about?" Joanna walked over and sat beside Colin.


    Colin smiled at her. "I was just asking Sebastian when he''s going to marry you."


    Hearing this, Joanna blushed and smiled shyly. "What are you saying? Sebastian and Natalie aren''t divorced. If you say things like that, people will use it against us."


    She had no desire to be known as the other woman.


    Colin squinted, his expression unreadable, but his tone was as doting as ever. "What''s there to be afraid of? Silly girl, with Mr. Griffith''s favor, who would dare call you a mistress?"


    She was the one who''d scorned Sebastian back then. Now that he was healthy and on his feet again, she was eager to be his mistress. But Sebastian still adored her, didn''t he?


    "I''m not." Joanna felt something was off with Colin. She frowned, studying him. He looked the same, still doting on her, but something felt strange.


    Just then, Marshall arrived, dressed in all ck. He favored jackets, which made him look even more roguish and unruly.


    With the host present, the auction began.


    Marshall knew Natalie wouldn''t being today; she was at home on an IV drip.


    Before the auction started, Marshall shot a cold nce at Joanna.


    His father had bought thatnd for 50 million, and the starting bid was also 50 million.


    After the auctioneer took the stage and announced the starting bid, ten minutester, Joanna won the western suburbsnd for four hundred million.


    And she had Sebastian to thank for that. When the bidding reached 250 million, he had suddenly raised his paddle.


    The moment Sebastian made a bid, everyone, knowing his keen eye, started bidding aggressively as well.


    Joanna froze for a second, turning to look at Sebastian in confusion.


    Sebastian exined calmly, "Sorry, Joanna. I''m just used to bidding. It was an unconscious reflex."


    Joanna almost choked with rage, but in the end, she secured thend for four hundred million.


    Still, she was pleased. Her budget had been 450 million, so getting it for 400 million felt like a win.


    Colin and Sebastian left together. In the parking garage, Colin confronted Sebastian, "Sebastian, why won''t you get a divorce?"


    Sebastian''s brow tightened, a hint of


    anger in his eyes as he warned him, "Colin, already told you, that''s


    me. Mind your


    between my wife and me


    stare


    own business and stay out of things


    that don''t concern you."


    Colin''sugh was pained. Knowing


    the truth was a special kind of agony. He tilted his head back, his gaze mocking "But Sebastian Natalie wants to divorce you. Wher she loved you, you couldn''t see her. You were the one who wanted the divorce, and now you''re the one who refuses it."


    JouT


    "Sebastian, you don''t actually love anyone. You enjoy Natalie''s devotion while stringing Joanna along. The truth is, you''re just unwilling to ept that Natalie is really leaving you. It''s just like how you couldn''t ept bing a cripple blind, after the car crash, and how doanna left you at your lowest. You just can''t stand that Natalie is leaving you too. In the end, the only person you''ve ever loved is yourself, isn''t it?"