Joanne had hung up the phone without hesitation, but Rowdy was still stunned.

Oh, there were people who dared to vaguely say that he was ugly.

In that case, he decided to repay Joanne with a gift.

Rowdy forwarded the photo to Rosalyn and ordered, Send the photo to the media. Remember, the bigger the fuss, the better it is.

Rosalyn stared at Brian's signature incredulously and asked, "Is this true?"

"Do you think Joanne would dare to take fake photos to fool me?" Rowdy smiled, "you can do whatever you want now. Brian and Joanne have signed a divorce, no one will have the moral grounds to kidnap you. Aren't your fans crying to support you and Brian?"

"I don't need you to remind me what I want and can do!"

Rosalyn hung up the phone and thought about it. She sent the photo anonymously to a familiar reporter with an unregistered number.

Looking at the photo sent successfully, Rosalyn's face showed a sly smile.

Joanne was the target of public criticism, and the critique on the Internet would drown her-she had been waiting for that day for a long time!

From the scintillating Mrs. Lambert to the street mouse, she was very curious about how Joanne would face that ordeal, and if she could be as arrogant as in the past, and be calm about it.

Rosalyn would never know that Joanne had long expected the situation.

So for the moment, she was still calm.

Currently, Joanne was lying on the bed in the room, looking at the ceiling with empty eyes.

On the surface, she was empty. In fact, the stone in her heart was getting heavier and she had been having the illusion of suffocating all the time...

She knew that it was no good, but for a time, she still could not adapt to life without Brian.

After a while, Chris knocked on the door with a small plastic pillbox in his hand. The box was filled with food that Wendy had asked her to eat.

Those things should have been left in Joanne's place, but she was in a bad state. Chris was afraid that she would forget, and he was even more worried that she would take the wrong amount. So he simply managed those bottles and cans and gave them to her when it was time.

They were all good things to the fetus and the mother such as folic acid. Joanne naturally didn't refuse to eat. It didn't take long, and she started to yawn and say that she was sleepy.

Chris remembered that Wendy had mentioned that it was normal for a woman to become more sleepy than usual after becoming pregnant. So he rubbed her hair and said, Go to bed early.

Joanne nodded and lay on the bed after she watched Chris leave.

Looking at the ceiling, she suddenly remembered those countless nights in the past.

At that time, as long as Brian was next to her, she would not think about how long it would take for the night to end, nor would she feel empty.

Brian was enough to fill her sight and heart.

But at the moment, there was only one growing child who was accompanying her.

Perhaps, she should think in reverse: That child was a gift given to her by god. Knowing that she had to leave Brian, so he let their crystallization grow in her belly, leaving her something to recall.

She did not do anything untoward for Brian, and did not really kill their child cruelly.

After Rowdy is sent to prison, and Lambert Group passes through the storm, she could tell Brian all that and everything would return to its original state.

Thinking that way, Joanne did not feel hopeless and calmly fell asleep.

The next day, the news that Brian and Joanne had signed the divorce was revealed by a well-known news website, accompanied by photos signed by Joanne and Brian.

Although the photos did not reveal the words "divorce agreement", from the few terms that were taken, that was the divorce agreement.

Some people shouted that they no longer believed in love, but most of them did so to ridicule and insult Joanne.

Others had reviewed the interviews of Brian and Joanne in the first issue of Business People. The words that Brian said to Joanne had made the women in the world envious of her, and at the moment they had become the reason for everyone to curse Joanne.

They said that Brian really loved Joanne, but Joanne was a sophisticated woman. Brian loved the wrong person.

They accused Joanne of having an affair and betraying the marriage, asserting that what Joanne loved was Brian's money.

Those voices, those who had never met her were using the keyboard to verbally abuse her. Joanne could ignore them all; she knew better than anyone whether she had betrayed their marriage.

However, Brian's mother, Iris, who regarded her as a biological daughter, she had to give her an explanation.

Iris saw the news and rushed from the Orchid Gardens to Chris's apartment in the early morning. Her well-maintained face was full of shock. She asked, "Joanne, is the news really true? You and Brian really signed a divorce... did you really go to... have the operation?"

Joanne looked down and said, "Auntie, I am really sorry."

Since she and Brian were divorced, it was obviously not suitable for her to call Iris "mom".

Iris's face was stunned and turned pale; she held her heart and her breath suddenly became hurried.

"Mom!" Joanne was anxious, and completely forgot to not to call her mom. She supported Iris and asked, "how do you feel?"

After a while Iris felt good, and waved her hand. "I'm fine. Joanne..." She looked at Joanne, her eyes were shocked but were still filled with the kindness and affection in the past.

Joanne knew that Iris was very disappointed with her. But even so, Iris was still unable to blame her.

She could not explain it, she could only apologize. "Auntie, sorry..."

"I don't blame you," Iris shook her head, "It must be Brian's fault, it was definitely..."

"..." Joanne bit her lip, and she held the tears.

After a long time, Iris acted like she suddenly remembered something and pulled Joanne's hand. She said, "You have to rest well during this time, the work on the police station... take a long vacation, don't eat cold things, you have to take good care of yourself even if it's not a childbirth quarantine, otherwise there would be problems..."

Joanne nodded. "I'll remember."

"Good," Iris stood up and trembled a little, "I need to go, I have an appointment with Mrs. Megan to play cards."

How could Joanne not see Iris's strong smile, the tears in her eyes could hardly be controlled, but fortunately Chris came over and said, "Aunt Iris, I will walk you out."

Iris did not want to let Chris see her out, also to accept, but she thought about it and agreed.

Walking into the elevator, Chris took the initiative to open the topic, "Auntie, do you have something to ask me?"

"Yes," Iris nodded and continued, "didn't you hire a nanny here?"

Chris, who was quick-minded, had not responded at the moment.

When he went out, he knew that Iris had something to ask him. He had already imagined Iris's problem in his mind. It was nothing more than what happened between Joanne and Brian, and whether Brian had gone there to see Joanne and apologize.

He had already thought about the answer, but Iris's problem was completely beyond his expectation.

I only hired a housekeeper to help clean and add some daily necessities, he said, I didn't spend much time in the apartment, so I didn't hire a full-time nanny.

"Please find one... or simply look for a nurse. Joanne is not in quarantine, but she needs to be taken good care of at this time." Iris gripped Chris's hand, "Chris, you have to take good care of Joanne."

"I will," Chris nodded and said, "Auntie, you can rest assured."

Iris still wanted to tell him to do something, but thought about it and could not help but smile. She wiped away a few tears in the corner of her eyes and said, "I have forgotten, is there anyone in this world who has cared about Joanne more than you? Why do I need to tell you all these? I need to go."

Iris went to the car without turning back, Chris clearly saw tears on her face. It was not out of blame, but guilt.

When Brian and Joanne got married, Iris had probably made a promise to her deceased mother, as a secret in her heart, that she would take care of Joanne in the future. But Joanne and Brian had actually arrived at that step.

That time, Joanne had not only hurt Brian, but also Iris.

After going back upstairs, Chris discovered that Joanne was also crying. He suddenly felt distressed and took a few tissues, then handed them to her. He asked, "Brian has signed a divorce agreement. Can you tell me, what were you hiding from me?"

Joanne peered up, looking at Chris with tears.

Whether she could or not, she had to tell Chris because she still needed him to help her do something.

Joanne sorted the whole thing in her mind. She told him about how Rosalyn and Rowdy had threatened her, as well as how she planned to let Brian and Rosalyn make the "transaction" and to be discovered by her, until the divorce. She told him everything.

After listening to it, Chris did not speak for a long time.

He had long expected that the people who were threatening Joanne would not be normal people, but he didn't know that he was someone cruel like Rowdy.

He did not even think that for such a long time, Joanne had actually suffered all of that alone, silently.

However, what else did she want him to help her with?

Joanne looked serious, and she said word for word, "Brother, you need to find out a way to let Brian or Wesley know that Rowdy placed someone undercover with Wesley. The information that Rowdy used to threaten me was all collected by that person. Therefore, those who have access to these materials are the most suspect."

"I can reveal the first half of the sentence at most," Chris said, "if I said the second half of the sentence, the things you're hiding will be exposed."

"...Of course, I don't want you to be so direct," Joanne said, "you can think of it in a different way, not letting them think of me."

Chris shook his head helplessly. He said, "I really don't know what to say."

At the moment, he could only hope that Brian could solve the problem of Rowdy as soon as possible.

Otherwise, Joanne's secrets would never be disclosed. Joanne and Brian, would also be regretting it forever.

Time passed like this day after day; Brian and Joanne's divorce had been raging for a few days, and the heat had gradually subsided.

Numerous media wanted to interview the two parties, but Joanne had disappeared. Brian refused to let any media approach him. Although the divorce had already been settled, there was no follow-up.

According to the employees of Lambert Group, since the divorce with Joanne, Brian had never smiled once. Currently, the entire Lambert Group, regardless of senior level or the grassroots, everyone was careful, fearing that they would be called to the president's office because they did something wrong.

They should know that the people who had entered the president's office in the past few days had all been scolded or fired.

A week later, the news of Brian entering the hospital because of a serious illness suddenly swept through the major media...