In the Prime Villas.

A day passed in the blink of an eye, and the sky had already darkened.

Joanne pampered the two little kids to sleep and left the children's room quietly. When she returned to her room, she passed by Brian's study.

For a long time after they got married, Brian was used to doing his work while having the study room closed.

When Joanne thought about it sometimes, she couldn't help but wonder if Brian was secretly contacting some pretty lady in the study.

Of course, she was merely thinking about it, and she didn't go to confirm it or take any further action.

Back then, when she and Brian had not been together yet, she naively thought that Rosalyn was whom Brian loved.

At that time, Rosalyn used all kinds of means, including hinting and bribing the media, to cause a sensation about her and Brian's relationship. The media even made the headline "Only Rosalyn is worthy of Brian".

Like all the onlookers, Joanne believed it to be true.

Not only that, but she also thought that she had ruined Brian and Rosalyn's relationship. She kept telling herself every day that she could not have greater feelings for Brian, otherwise, she would end up miserable.

Thinking of this, Joanne did not care too much about these things.

However, after she and Brian officially got together, he changed his habit.

Most of the time, he just left the study door ajar so that she could push it open and enter at any time.

Joanne knew what Brian meant by this, but she had learned from many bad experiences that she shouldn't enter the study easily when there was nothing important.

As for how these experiences were learned, she did not want to recall them.

That night, Joanne once again passed by the door of the study. Somehow, she couldn't help it. She stopped and looked inside through the crack of the door.

Brian's back was straightened when he sat in front of the desk gracefully. His eyes were focused on the laptop screen. From time to time, he would tap the keyboard a few times, and there was a slight crackling sound, gently breaking the silence in the corridor.

He should be very busy.

If it weren't for that, he would have noticed her a long time ago.

Joanne thought for a moment and did not go in to disturb Brian. She went straight back to the bedroom.

After the shower, Joanne lay down on the bed. She tossed and turned for a long time. No matter how hard she tried to hypnotize herself, she couldn't fall asleep.

In the end, she gave up. She adjusted herself to a comfortable posture and stared blankly at the ceiling.

After an unknown period, Joanne heard the sound of the door being pushed open.

She didn't need to guess to know that it must be Brian.

Joanne lay unmoved and did not look at Brian. She said lazily, "I've already prepared the pajamas for you. They are in the bathroom. Go take a shower."

Brian slowly walked to Joanne's side and lowered his head to kiss her forehead. "Thank you." After that, without waiting for her response, he went straight to the bathroom.

Joanne forgot when Brian had started to leave the door open while taking a shower. He would always do that. She was lying in bed and could clearly hear the sound of water.

Joanne had once asked Brian about this question, trying to get to the bottom of it.

She would never have thought that Brian would say such ambiguous words. "Joanne, I'm giving you a chance by doing that. Don't you get it?"

"Huh?" Joanne really didn't get it and asked in a daze, "What chance?"

Brian smiled and whispered in Joanne's ear, "You have a chance to violate me." In the end, he did not forget to remind her, "Joanne, remember to grasp it well."

Joanne was speechless for a while.

When she came to her senses, she called Brian's behavior "a classy indecent act". He even tempted her to act indecently with him.

Unfortunately, she was not in the mood to do that now.

At this moment, Joanne's heart had been occupied by anxiety and uneasiness.

Brian showered very fast. After a while, the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and he also dried his hair while coming out of the bathroom.

Joanne looked at Brian.

He got out of his rigorous custom-made suit and wore only a pair of navy blue pajamas, but it didn't affect the stunning charm on him at all.

On the contrary, his casual outfit made him look even more languid and charming.

Only then did Joanne realize how infatuated she was. Looking at Brian in this way, she would still get greatly attracted to him.

In the past, Joanne might be interested in flirting with Brian.

Of course, she would definitely be unable to escape her fate of being completely conquered in the end.

However, she was not in the mood today.

Joanne sat up, took the towel from Brian's hand, and helped him dry his hair.

Her movements were very light. It was as if she was afraid of having something damaged. She dried the water on Brian's short hair little by little.

Brian noticed that something was wrong, but he did not say anything. He calmly let Joanne help him.

After drying his hair for a few minutes, Joanne touched Brian's head, and his hair was almost dry.

She put away the towel and said, "It's done."

Only then did Brian grab Joanne's hand. He turned around and hugged her. "What's wrong?"

When he just returned to the bedroom, he found that Joanne got a lot on her mind. He didn't expect that she was still like this after he finished his shower.

Since she couldn't adjust herself, he had to ask.

Joanne looked at Brian for a while. She did not mind being laughed at by him. She seemed to be relying on him when she leaned into his arms. "I can't sleep."

Brian vaguely guessed something and touched Joanne's hair. "Is it because Gavin is going to take the operation tomorrow?"

What he said was right. Joanne's uneasiness today was all because of this.

Even if she didn't say it, Brian could guess it.

Joanne nodded and buried her face in Brian's arms. After a while, she said, "I told Wendy to believe in Gavin. But at this time, I'm still quite afraid..."

She was afraid that what they had wished for would fail.

She was afraid that when the operation started tomorrow, everything would develop in a bad way that they couldn't handle.

What terrified her more was that after tomorrow, Gavin and Wendy would be separated forever.

Wendy couldn't bear such a painful blow, and she couldn't bear to see Wendy suffer so much pain.

She was destined to be unable to fall asleep that night.

Even though Joanne had only said a few words, Brian could more or less guess her inner thoughts without asking.

He gently stroked the back of her head with one hand and pressed her into his arms. After a while, he said slowly, "Joanne, I'm sorry. I don't know how to comfort you on this matter."

In the past, no matter what happened to Joanne, Brian was always the first one to stand up for her.

This was the first time that he told her that there was nothing he could do.

Joanne was more or less surprised. She raised her head from Brian's arms and looked at him blankly.

Brian gently stroked Joanne's forehead with his hand and said in a low voice, "I'm just as afraid as you."

Joanne was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized that she was uneasy, and so was Brian.

Brian and Gavin had known each other for ten years and had experienced ups and downs together.

They were not related by blood, but their relationship was better than that of birth brothers.

When the sun rose tomorrow, Gavin would face the greatest challenge in his life.

"Except for Wendy, Brian should be the one who is the most worried.

"I should be the one to comfort him."

Joanne pursed her lips and looked at Brian apologetically. "I'm sorry. I should be comforting you, not the other way around."

"It doesn't matter." Brian lay down with Joanne in his arms. "Joanne, it'll be no use for us to think too much now. We might as well go to sleep early so that we can go to the hospital to accompany Gavin earlier tomorrow morning."

Joanne thought about it and found Brian's words seemed to make sense.

She nodded and closed her eyes obediently. The next second, she felt Brian pull up the quilt and gently cover her with it.

She adjusted her sleeping posture and buried her face in Brian's arms. After trying to sleep for a while, she still didn't feel sleepy, so she rubbed against Brian's chest like a little worm.

Brian noticed what Joanne was doing and guessed that she was still awake. He sighed and gently stroked her back as he usually did when pampering Romy to sleep. He said in a low and soft voice, "Go to sleep. With me here, you don't need to be afraid of anything."

The last part of his words got to her, and it made her feel inexplicably at ease. The uneasiness in her heart seemed to have been pacified by a gentle big hand.

After they had been married for so long, no matter if it was before or after they were together, it seemed that they had always been like this.

No matter what happened, no matter how uneasy the situation was, as long as Brian was by her side, Joanne could have more courage for no reason and face all unknown dangers.

Joanne put her hand on Brian's chest and hugged him. She slowly opened her eyes, and there was no longer confusion and uneasiness in them.

She looked at Brian and said, "I wonder how Wendy is doing now..."

Brian didn't know why Joanne was worried so much. He frowned and kissed her in the eye. "It's not your turn to worry about her now. Just go to sleep."

Joanne thought for a moment and soon understood why Brian said that.

Gavin and Wendy were married, and they were a legitimate couple.

In Brian's mind, Gavin should be the one to worry about Wendy, just like he had handled everything for Joanne when they got newly married.

As for her, she would be offering her greatest help by doing what she should do.

All she should do now was sleep.

After thinking about it seriously, Joanne suddenly understood that she didn't have to worry too much about Wendy.

Just now, she was so worried about Gavin that she was afraid of tomorrow's arrival.

In the end, she was comforted by Brian.

"At this moment, Gavin is with Wendy just like Brian is with me. Gavin will find a way to comfort Wendy, won't he?

"Therefore, I don't need to worry about Wendy too much now."

Thinking of this, Joanne moved a bit and snuggled into Brian's arms like a little worm, leaning against him steadily. "Got it. I'll go to sleep now. Good night!"

Brian stroked Joanne's back and pampered her softly, "Sleep well. Good night."