The others had already left for the restaurant, and there were only Brian and Joanne in the long corridor.

While walking, Joanne suddenly laughed out loud without warning.

Brian looked at Joanne in confusion. "What's wrong?"

At this moment, the elevator door slid open silently.

Joanne pulled Brian into the elevator. After standing still, she stared at his face and said, "Two years ago, I never thought that I would have a daughter whom I would worry about in two years."

She just felt that life was too tormenting while it also arranged surprises for her.

Brian paused for a moment before he asked, "Two years ago, did you think about your life by now?"

"Yes!" Joanne said without hesitation, "Not only now. I had even thought about my life after 20 years!"

There was a touch of doubt in Brian's deep voice. "How will your life be in your imagination two years later?"

"It should be no different from the days before I got married. Most of the time, I will be working. During my free time, I will be sleeping, eating, or cooking." Joanne thought about it seriously and gave herself a big approval. "There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with such a life!"

Brian sighed, and there was actually some self-blame in his tone. "It is all my fault."

Joanne did not understand for a moment. She looked at Brian in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

She could not understand Brian's meaning, and she did not even understand his words.

Brian patted Joanne's head and said, "If I had come to you earlier, your future plan would not have been so boring."

Joanne was speechless.

"Is that kind of life boring?

"Before marrying Brian, I spent more than a year in that pattern after returning from abroad when I finished my postgraduate study.

"How is this boring?"

Before Joanne could figure it out, the elevator had gone to the first floor.

Brian held Joanne's hand and walked out. He said with a sigh, "Fortunately, we're married."

The more Joanne pondered on Brian's words, the more she felt that something was wrong.

Brian seemed to mean that after they got married, she was the only one who changed her lifestyle.

"This is a double standard.

"I would not allow it!"

Joanne tugged at Brian to stop and looked at him with confidence. "Wait a minute, let's talk."

Brian stopped and looked at Joanne calmly. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Joanne summoned up her courage and revealed the truth little by little. "Before we got married, you didn't seem to have an interesting life, did you? What else did you do besides work?"

Brian said without hesitation, "Of course, I had other things to do."

Joanne was stunned. She didn't expect that she would be refuted so soon, but there was still a trace of suspicion in her heart. She tentatively asked, "Like what?"

Brian said lightly and deservedly, "Like spying on you."

Joanne was speechless.

She suddenly recalled that before they got married, Brian had specially sent someone to keep an eye on her, take some photos of her from time to time, and send them to him.

Of course, Brian would not interfere in her life unless she was in danger.

When they first got married, Joanne still did not know about this, nor did she find any clues in her daily life.

Not long after Gavin hinted at her in a teasing way, Brian honestly told the truth.

However, if Brian had not mentioned the word "spying", Joanne would have almost forgotten about this matter.

He brought up the past. Joanne found it unbelievable that he talked about his spying so naturally.

The most important thing was that although Brian was obviously somehow in the wrong, she still felt that he was gorgeous.

Joanne blamed herself in her heart. "I can't believe I would let him go just because of his looks."

Brian looked at Joanne, who was speechless. He smiled. His loving eyes gradually became gentle.

She tried to remain her posture. She took a deep breath, looked at him, and said, "You don't need to spy anymore. I'm right in front of you. Feel free to do whatever you want!"

Brian smiled brighter, and his eyes became a little ambiguous.

He lowered his head and whispered in Joanne's ear, "Joanne, I like the last part of your words very much."

Joanne didn't know what to say.

She thought for a moment and suddenly found that her last sentence was indeed easy to cause misunderstandings.

She glared at Brian and pretended to be angry. "We're not at home. Can you behave yourself?"

"Sure." Brian then changed the subject. "But the premise is that I don't need to behave myself at all when I get home."

Joanne was speechless.

She knew that Brian would not easily agree to any of her requests.

She could only turn a deaf ear to him.

Half an hour later, Winston stopped the car, turned around, and said, "We've arrived at the restaurant."

It was a very authentic western restaurant. Freya picked it on a whim.

After dinner, the group of people came out of the restaurant.

Twilight had quietly fallen, the street lights and the car lights were on, and the city's fast pace had slowed down. Instead, there was a kind of casual atmosphere with a little ambiguity.

The driver of Chris had already driven the car over.

Joanne held Brian's hand and said, "Brother, you and Freya can go back first. Don't worry about us."

The signs of Freya's pregnancy had become more and more obvious. In her words, she felt that she was about to be a complete slacker. She just wanted to eat and sleep. She only had enough energy to plan her personal brand when she was in a special state.

Joanne used to be pregnant twice and knew this feeling, so she wanted Freya to go back to rest early.

Chris held Freya's hand and said, "Call me at any time if something's up with Romy."

Joanne pursed her lips and nodded. It was unknown if she was comforting herself or Chris. She said, "The doctor said that Romy is out of danger, and she should be fine."

Chris didn't say anything more. He got in the car with Freya and went home ahead of the others.

Dolly checked the time and found that it was getting late. She instructed Gavin and Wendy something and then went back to the apartment with Conor.

Wendy kicked out of boredom and said, "Joanne, everyone has gone back. Let's go back to the hospital."

Gavin needed to go back to the hospital to rest, and Joanne was also worried about Romy being alone in the hospital. She replied, "Okay." She got in the car and asked Winston to send them back to the hospital.

As soon as they arrived, Joanne and Brian went straight back to the suite on the top floor.

Romy was still sleeping, but she had changed her posture. It was unknown when she hid her hands in the quilt. Her sleeping face was quiet and well-behaved, which made people adore her.

Soon, the nurse came in and told Brian and Joanne that Romy's attending doctor had arrived.

Joanne felt nervous. She subconsciously grabbed Brian's sleeve, walked out, and asked, "Doctor, what's going on with my daughter?"

"Romy is fine, Mrs. Lambert. You don't need to be too nervous." The doctor handed over a checkup report and said, "I just came to inform you that Romy needs to stay in the hospital for observation tonight. If there is no problem, she can go home tomorrow. "

The doctor left the ward after that.

Joanne breathed a sigh of relief, and she gradually calmed down. Then, she frowned, looked at Brian, and said, "Aiden is still at home. Should one of us go back?"

Romy needed to be taken care of, and so did Aiden. They could not completely hand over their children to Simon and the others.

No matter how well-equipped the security system in the hospital was, they felt the need to personally take care of Romy.

Brian wasn't okay with Joanne spending the night here, so he said, "You'll go home. I'll stay here to look after Romy."

Joanne hesitated and refused. "You need to go to the company tomorrow..."

It took Brian a lot of energy to deal with a day's work.

If he stayed here to take care of Romy, he would definitely not be able to have a good rest, and he would be very tired tomorrow.

Brian knew Joanne's concerns and kissed her on the forehead. "Don't worry about me. I'll be worried if you stay here."

Once he was worried about Joanne, he would not be able to have a good rest either. It was better to let Joanne go home so that he could sleep without worrying about her.

Joanne knew why Brian was worried about her.

But she did not want to mention Rowdy.

The only thing she could do now was to follow Brian's arrangement.

Joanne nodded obediently. "I will go home then."

Brian sent Joanne to the gate of the hospital and arranged for a few people to follow her. He watched her car disappear from his sight and then turned to go upstairs.

Joanne sat alone in the back seat of the car, and the seat next to her was empty. She suddenly felt a little unaccustomed to it.

Since the birth of her two kids, Brian had always accompanied her when she went out.

This seemed to be the first time they would be separated for a short time.

It was obviously a normal thing, but Joanne felt lost, and her heart seemed to be empty.

"I'm doomed.

"My dependence on Brian seems to be too much."

The car stopped at Prime Villas. Winston called her twice. Only then did Joanne realize that they had arrived. She hurriedly got out of the car and went home to get Aiden.

Aiden was quite obedient. He was held in Nanny Elizabeth's arms and was drinking milk.

Seeing Joanne come back, Nanny Elizabeth smiled and said, "Mrs. Lambert, you came back at the right time. We need to bathe Aiden today. Simon has no experience, and I'm afraid that I can't do it alone."

Joanne smiled, held Aiden in her arms, kissed his little face, and said, "We'll bathe him when he finishes drinking milk and has a rest."

Aiden found that someone else was hugging him, so he subconsciously raised his head and looked at Joanne.

Joanne smiled at the little boy and said hello to him, "Mommy is back."

Aiden smiled, tilted his head in Joanne's arms, and leaned against her intimately.

Joanne was full of happiness. She fed Aiden milk, let him rest for a while, and then carried him into the bathroom.

Aiden was not like ordinary children who were afraid of water. On the contrary, he liked water very much. Every time he took a shower, he had a good time. After the shower, he would be in a good mood. He would lie with Romy and laugh when someone teased him, which was rare.

This time, after Joanne bathed the little boy, she carried him back to his room to put on his clothes as usual. In the end, she put him on the baby bed and wanted to pamper him to sleep.

Aiden turned his head and found that the baby bed next to him was empty. He pursed his lips and suddenly burst into tears.

Joanne had thought that the little boy would sleep obediently, but she didn't expect to hear his cries and was caught off guard.

She was very distressed, but she didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. She could only pick up Aiden and pamper him in a gentle voice in her arms.