That was thoughtful of Marshall, dropping everything at theb toe and help Natalie. That kind of loyalty was rare.


    It''s during the hardest times that you learn who''s really there for you, offering a helping hand when you need it most, not just when things are going well.


    You only understand that truth after you''ve hit rock bottom.


    Natalie looked at Sebastian and said, "Let go. I''ll go with you."


    It was a good chance to clear things up.


    But Sebastian didn''t let go. He pulled her into the car.


    The three men watched with dejected expressions as Sebastian drove away with Natalie.


    Sebastian drove straight home in one go.


    He had always been proud and arrogant, looking down on everyone.


    He was ruthless in business.


    In his personal life, he could be indifferent to anyone except his grandparents. The only other person he truly cared about was Joanna.


    And so, in this new life, because she wasn''t as powerful as him, she was stillpletely under his thumb.


    From the moment she was reborn, she had been perfectly clear-headed.


    She suppressed the feelings deep in her heart, refusing to let herself fall for Sebastian again.


    She had never coveted a man of power and status, nor had she ever wanted to take shortcuts. All she wanted was a simple, quiet love.


    But in Sebastian''s eyes, she was invisible.


    Even when she approached Matthew for a partnership, she did so based on her own merits. This time around, she was determined to live her life on her own two feet.


    She had no intention of using anyone. Her path forward might be slow, but it would be the one she chose for herself.


    And her future would no longer include Sebastian or anyone from the Scott family.


    Natalie followed him into the living room. After they sat down, Sebastian tossed the car keys onto the coffee table with a tter that seemed to echo his anger.


    Natalie remained silent. She knew Sebastian was a busy man. One day, he would get bored, he would grow tired of this All she had to do was wait patiently. By the time he lost interest, she would have grown stronger.


    Seeing her silence, Sebastian grew angrier. "Why do you want a divorce again? And


    for the record, I had nothing to do with what happened today."


    That brat Marshall, spouting baseless usations. He really loved stirring up trouble.


    Natalie frowned at him. "Then why won''t you agree to the divorce? Joanna called me. She said she''s pregnant with your child and told me to get lost."


    "I really, really don''t want to be


    involved in whatever is going on between you two, and I don''t want to make my own life so difficult.


    So


    lets go get divorced tomorrow!


    morning. Whatever issues the three of us have, please treat the child well. The child is innocent."


    Sebastian''s deep eyes widened in disbelief. “What did you say?"


    Natalie saw his shock and surprise. The emotions swirling in his dark eyes were bing harder and harder for her to decipher.


    "Sebastian, I said, you and Joanna are having a baby. Divorce me. For the child''s sake, your grandparents will ept Joanna."


    All she wanted now was to live her life peacefully and work hard to make money.


    Sebastian let out a bitterugh. “Heh...”


    Natalie watched him, confused. "Sebastian, what are youughing at?"


    Sebastian lowered his gaze, his deep eyes looking at her coldly, but he didn''t say a word.


    Him, Sebastian, celibate for over twenty years, and suddenly he has a child.


    He hadn''t touched a single woman in all that time.


    His voice was chilling. "I don''t agree to a divorce!"


    Seeing him act so shamelessly, Natalie was furious. "Sebastian, K have never met a man as shameless


    asyou.


    as you. The woman you''re seeing is pregnant, so why are you stil


    clinging to me?"