Marshall was very curious. "Natalie, what are you referring to?"


    Natalie''s eyes gleamed with a deep smile. "Just wait for the good news. Eat up, the beef is ready. It''ll get tough if we wait."


    Natalie quickly picked up a slice of beef and ate it.


    Marshall, however, preferred the thinly sliced steak.


    "Natalie, you like the beef, so have more. I prefer the steak."


    They ate and talked. Natalie brought up the idea of a foreign mother-and-baby product line, and Marshall agreed. After the new year, when spring arrived, the two of them would go abroad to negotiate a partnership.


    Natalie felt that this winter was passing very pleasantly.


    Matthew wasn''t involved in this sector, so her only option was to partner with Marshall.


    They chatted as they ate, the atmosphere rxed and friendly.


    Meanwhile, Joanna really did go to the hospital. After they left the restaurant, she started to feel worse, a sticky, warm sensation giving her a bad feeling.


    Last night, she and Robert had even used sex toys to spice things up.


    Sebastian, annoyed, apanied her through the check-up, ncing at his watch from time to time.


    By now, Natalie and Marshall should have finished their dinner.


    As a man himself, he knew exactly what Marshall''s look at Natalie meant.


    Marshall was pursuing Natalie too.


    Sebastian stewed in his anger. The moment she left him, Natalie hadpletely let herself go.


    Just then, the doctor who had examined Joanna walked over and asked, "Are you Joanna''s family?"


    Sebastian gave a curt nod. "Yes."


    The doctor scolded Sebastian angrily. "How could you two be so careless? Your wife


    is pregnant, and you''re still doing *that*? Can''t you control yourself?"


    "You nearly caused a miscarriage.”


    Sebastian was speechless.


    “There''s some residual fluid inside her. You need to be more careful about hygiene in the future; it could


    easily lead to an infection for


    still a risk of a threatened


    miscarriage. I''ve prescribed some medication. She needs to go home and rest. Absolutely no intercourse for the first three months. You look respectable enough, so why can''t you show somepassion for a woman? She''s chafed inside. Can''t you take it easy?"


    Sebastian was speechless.


    This usation,ing out of left field, made his eyes turn red with fury.


    The doctor walked away, muttering, "Young people these days are unbelievable, using sex toys and risking their lives for a little pleasure."


    Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. So this was the real Joanna, so wild in private.


    And he, Sebastian, was aplete and utter fool, yed by this woman.


    If he hadn''t overheard Natalie and Marshall''s conversation outside the Scott family gate that night, and è seen the photos on Natalie''s phone he would have continued to believe that the Joanna he''d watched grow up was a kind person.


    He never would have imagined her private life was so sordid.


    Sebastian saw Joanna walking out, her eyes downcast from the difort. Joanna was nervous. *Sebastian doesn''t know I''m pregnant, right?* She had specifically told the doctor not to tell her husband.


    Of course, by "husband," she meant Sebastian.


    However, she didn''t know that another doctor had informed her "family member" of her condition. It was their duty as doctors to inform a patient''s family about their condition and necessary precautions.


    She stood before Sebastian and forced a faint smile. "Sebastian, I''m fine. We can go back now."


    Sebastian frowned. "Are you sure you''re fine? You don''t need to be admitted?"


    Joanna smiled. “No need. It''s just a minor issue, probably from stress. You know how upsetting Natalie can be."


    Sebastian''s brow furrowed, his sharp eyes boring into her. So her pregnancy was Natalie''s fault too? He scoffed Joanna, you really can''t handle a little stress, can you? Let''s go. Since you''re fine, we can head back."