After Joanna exined her n, Sophia thought it might actually work.


    "That could work, but Joanna, Natalie is no longer a threat to you. Why do you keep provoking her?"


    Joanna didn''t know why either. Seeing Sebastian defend Natalie drove her mad with jealousy.


    The Scott family and Sebastian—everything should have been hers.


    "Mom, Natalie knows what I did before. She''s started to get her revenge. She''s not the same submissive, weak Natalie anymore."


    Sophia was stunned, asking anxiously, "Natalie knows everything? Has she told Sebastian?"


    Joanna was frustrated. "Mom, you knew about all of it, didn''t you? It''s because Natalie told Sebastian everything that he''s been so cold to me."


    “But tonight, because my stomach hurt, he still ditched Natalie to take me to the hospital. I just didn''t expect to be pregnant."


    Sophia grew even more nervous. She knew Sebastian''s personality, and from an outsider''s perspective, Natalie seemed pitiable. “No, no, no, silly girl. You have to give up on Sebastian now. You saved his life, and he''ll feel indebted to you for that, he''ll be good to you."


    “But Natalie is still his wife. Scheming against him is a p in his face. If the media ever exposes that Natalie is his wife, you''ll be a real mistress. I will not allow you to do that."


    "When ites to a choice between his interests and a woman, a man will always choose what benefits him. Besides, he disowned his own father to secure his position these past few years. You just saved his life, a debt he has already repaid. If you keep scheming against him, your end will be much worse."


    Sophia''s heart ached with anger. Why had everything gone so wrong?


    Everything had been going so smoothly before.


    "Mom, Sebastian wouldn''t let me be his mistress. He''ll clear things up."


    "But he gives you five million a month. If Natalie finds out, the courts will be able to trace the evidence. Are you crazy? You''d do something that leaves a paper trail?”


    "Sebastian is clearly suspicious of you. If you really do this..."


    "I know what I''m doing," Joanna interrupted coldly.


    She couldn''t believe her mother wouldn''t support her. Her advantage was that Sebastian doted on her; nothing could go wrong.


    Sophia was furious. "You need her


    ID to


    careate a medical file. Think


    gets profoto ja


    Sophia felt exhausted. All these years of fighting, and she had gained nothing.


    Joanna''s hands clenched into fists, a wave of sickness washing over her.


    Her stomach ached faintly.


    No, she had to destroy Natalie.


    She couldn''t let all her efforts be a joke. Everyone knew she was Sebastian''s first love.


    ...


    Sebastian didn''t go back to the restaurant to find Natalie. Instead, he went to her vi to wait for her.


    ??????


    Climbing the wall was no use tonight, security guards were everywhere. A cold glint shed in Sebastian''s eyes. Natalie was really treating him like a thief.


    He didn''t get out of the car; it was warmer inside.


    He leaned back against the seat, his handsome features and thinly pressed lips


    giving him an air of cruelty.


    He closed his eyes, and the image of Natalie''s indifferent expression filled his mind, making him inexplicably agitated.


    Sean, bored, turned on an audiobook on his phone.


    He couldn''t figure Sebastian out anymore; except for one thing: was a


    any ss scumbag, a


    wanting what he couldn''t have