Brian looked at Joanne deeply with a faint smile on his face. No one could figure out what he was thinking.

Joanne's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and she was burning all over. The calmness she had pretended to have was about to collapse.

If Brian still did not speak, she would really break down.

After an unknown period, Brian finally said slowly, "Joanne, do you mind me looking at others?"

Joanne certainly minded it.

But she had to emphasize one thing.

"Actually, I only mind you looking at women!"

Joanne had to admit that she was deliberately making things difficult for Brian.

She would like to know how he would answer.

"What should I do?" Brian didn't think about anything and looked quite helpless. "I've looked at a lot of women."

Joanne didn't say anything.

She was stunned.

If Brian had not said it, she would have almost forgotten that he was the president of Lambert Group. He had to deal with as many people as he needed to deal with every day.

Of course, among the people he dealt with, there was no lack of businesswomen who were greatly beautiful and intelligent.

Daisy had revealed to Joanne that many people did business with the company for the sake of Brian.

Joanne was not affected at all.

The reason was very simple. She trusted Brian, and she also trusted his feelings for her.

If Brian was interested in other women, Brian would certainly have had a past relationship in the 14 years when they had not met.

Today, Brian deliberately provoked her, and he must have other purposes.

In that case, she should play along with him in his performance.

"Uh-huh." Joanne looked at Brian indifferently. "I know you've looked at a lot of women. So? What do you want to express?"

"I found that no one is better than you." Brian's tone changed all of a sudden, and his eyes suddenly became very deep. His voice was low and serious. "Joanne, I am very happy to meet you when I was 16."

Before meeting Joanne, Brian had been in contact with girls, but he had never known what it meant to be in love.

After meeting Joanne, he clearly felt the feeling of his heart beating faster on the streets of foreign countries over the long years.

Then, he realized that this feeling was love.

At that time, Brian and Joanne were on different sides of the Earth. He could only get a few pieces of information about her from Iris's emails, and he actually had a feeling of satisfaction.

Now that he thought about it, it was probably because it was always easy to be satisfied with a young heart.

Now, Brian had Joanne, established a family with her, and had two lovely children.

All of this was what he had always dreamed of after discovering that he had fallen in love with her.

Therefore, when Iris told him that Joanne had agreed to marry him, he almost couldn't believe it. He had once thought that his dream was too far away to reach, but now it was realized so easily.

If someone asked Brian what the most precious in his life was, his answer must be only Joanne.

Not the business empire built with more than ten years of hard work, not those worldly possessions, but Joanne, who gave him love and a family, mattered the most to him.

Without Joanne, most of the things in the world would be meaningless to Brian.

More than a year ago, Brian almost lost his chance to be with her because he did not dare to express his feelings.

Now, he learned the lesson from that time.

If there was a suitable opportunity, he would tell Joanne everything he wanted to say to her.

Just like what he had just told Joanne. There was no one better than her in the world.

Joanne was caught off guard. She looked at Brian in a daze and could not come to her senses for a long time.

She had met a lot of people before.

However, the more people she met, the deeper her feelings for Brian were.

She would occasionally think that there might be no one better than Brian in the world.

Should she go to be with Brian, or should she spend the rest of her life keeping the secret that she loved him?

Before Joanne could come up with an answer, there was a rumored affair between Brian and Rosalyn, which seemed to be very serious.

Joanne couldn't help but hide the love in her heart more secretly.

Brian was a big shot in the business field, and he had countless possibilities in his life. Rosalyn was a shining female star on the stage, and her future was limitless.

Brian and Rosalyn could be said to be a perfect match.

After realizing this, Joanne tasted despair for the second time. The first time was when she lost her mother.

Fortunately, their hearts, which were in love, would always have a chance to get close to each other. In the end, she and Brian did not miss out on each other.

Thinking of this, Joanne stood on tiptoe and kissed Brian. She looked at him seriously and said, "Honey, you do have good taste!"

Brian immediately realized that Joanne was praising herself.

He rubbed Joanne's tender and flawless face. "You have good taste as well."

Joanne could not help complaining. "Can't you use another trick?"

Brian raised his eyebrows and asked instead of answering, "Is there anything wrong with this trick?"

Joanne actually did not know what to say.

Brian gave Joanne a look, indicating that she should continue with what she was doing.

It took Joanne a long time to react, and she quickly cleaned and cut the vegetables.

After a long while, Brian recalled what had happened in the company in the morning and naturally said, "Today, the secretary's office asked about Gavin."

"Hmm?" Joanne asked curiously, "What did they ask?"

Brian said briefly, "They asked me if Gavin would still go back to the company."

Joanne said lightly, "Well, it's not surprising that someone asked about him. It would be strange if they asked about you!"

Brian raised his eyebrows and looked at Joanne calmly. "What do you mean?"

"Gavin is very popular in the company. It's not strange that someone would care about him after such a serious thing happened to him." Joanne paused and looked at Brian. After a long while, she said word by word, "You are not the same."

Brian narrowed his eyes and approached Joanne. "Do you mean that no one will care about me?"

"Well, I mean they won't care about you so evidently." Joanne said, "You are too powerful to the employees. No matter what happens, they believe that you can handle it well, so there is no need to care too much about you."

Brian was quite satisfied with this explanation, and the anger in his eyes faded away. He flicked Joanne's forehead and said, "You passed."

Joanne didn't say anything and breathed a sigh of relief.

She was very fast. Not long after, four dishes and one soup were served on the table.

At this time, the sun had just begun to set, and it was still early.

Joanne thought of Wesley. Right then, if he had nothing to do, it would be hard time for him to stay alone, wouldn't it?

If someone were with him, he might feel better.

Joanne turned to look at Brian and asked, "Shall we call Wesley over for dinner?"

Brian knew that Joanne was afraid that Wesley would overthink things.

However, as far as he knew, Wesley preferred to be alone at this time.

"Maybe next time." Brian did not explain too much but just said, "Wesley has something to do today."

Joanne did not insist. "Alright. Let's eat then."

Halfway through the meal, Joanne suddenly felt that there was something wrong with her lower abdomen. She put down her cutlery and went to the bathroom. As expected, she was on her period.

Joanne's had a healthy body, but when she was on her period, she felt unbearable pain. She felt as if there was a sharp blade constantly stirring in her lower abdomen, twisting and cutting her.

Brian took her to see a doctor once. She nursed her health for a period and eased that pain.

However, after the two little babies were born, the pain came back to her again.

Just like now, she had begun to feel uncomfortable all over.

Joanne opened the cabinet and took out a tampon. As soon as she got it in place, there was a knock on the door, followed by Brian's voice. "Joanne?"

She opened the door and looked at Brian with embarrassment, not knowing how to tell him what was going on.

Brian noticed Joanne's pale face and soon realized that she had been on her period in recent days.

He knew that she would be in a lot of pain during those days, so he asked someone to help nurse her health. But in the past few months, she seemed to be feeling uncomfortable again.

Brian held Joanne and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Joanne forced a smile and shook her head. "I'm fine now. It doesn't hurt much."

Brian tentatively asked Joanne, "Shall we go downstairs for dinner first?"

Joanne still shook her head. "I don't have any appetite."

Ordinary people's appetites would become very good during their period, but Joanne was not the same. At this time, she had no appetite. After a few days of the period, it was normal for her to lose several pounds.

Brian did not force Joanne. He just said, "You should go back to the bedroom and have a rest."

Joanne nodded weakly and went back to the room to lie down on the bed. She didn't even have the strength to cover herself with the quilt.

Brian followed Joanne in, tucked her in, and then went downstairs.

Not long after, Brian came up with soup.

The soup in the bowl was brownish-red, and it emitted a warm and sweet fragrance.

Brian had never entered the kitchen before marrying Joanne.

After they got married, he didn't have to enter the kitchen. Joanne's cooking skills were so excellent that he didn't need to get involved in cooking.

However, Brian learned to make brown sugar soup.

It was because Martha said that brown sugar soup could relieve the pain of Joanne's period.

Joanne closed her eyes to rest, but she didn't fall asleep. She smelled a sweet scent and already knew who it was. When she opened her eyes, she saw Brian coming over with brown sugar soup in his hand.

No matter whether the brown sugar soup could relieve her pain or not, she felt touched at this moment.

Brian put the soup on the bedside table and sat by the bed to look at Joanne. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine." Joanne's face became paler and paler. Her voice was obviously not as energetic as before, but she didn't want Brian to worry. She struggled and said, "Go and check on Aiden and Romy. They may have woken up."

"I just saw that Romy has woken up. Martha is taking care of her." Brian handed the brown sugar soup to Joanne. "Have this first."

The temperature of the soup was just right. Joanne took a few sips, and as soon as she put down the bowl, there was a knock on the door, followed by Martha's voice. "Mr. Lambert, I need your help. Romy is crying very hard."