Freya rested her chin on her hands and looked at Chris. "You worry too much. How is it that I would get in trouble if I continued my career?"

"You've made too much trouble."

"" Freya didn't know what to say.

Chris then asked seriously, "Freya, why are you so eager to be a model?"

Freya sat upright; she said with a serious look on her face, "It's true that I initially wanted to be attractive and draw your attention. Now, however, I do like this job because I enjoy walking on the catwalk. Uh, I don't care if I'm famous or noticed by the public, that doesn't matter to me! I just want to see if I can handle it."

Chris thought for a while and said, "I'll agree with you if you promise one thing."

If he would agree with her, Freya could think over anything. She got close to him and asked expectantly, "What?"

Chris smiled mysteriously and kissed her lips. "I'll tell you in a few days."

Then he stood up, put on his coat, and was about to go to his company.

Freya said with disdain, "Nonsense! I'm not curious about it at all."

What she said was not what she actually had in mind. After Chris left, she began thinking about his words repeatedly.

Chris had never been that mysterious. What did he want her to promise?

Chris arrived at his company 30 minutes later when the office hours had just started.

Jack followed him to report the schedule that day and said, "Boss Scott, it's the eighth anniversary of our company half a month later. What do you think about an anniversary celebration?"

Chris smiled. "It's necessary, of course."

From what Jack knew of Chris, there was definitely a reason for his smile. Jack suggested, "Shall I contact a planning company?"

"No." Chris raised his hand before Jack and said, "I'll plan out the anniversary celebration activities myself."

"Uh?" Jack felt surprised for the first time. "Boss Scott, are you that free?"

"It's very important to me," Chris said. "I would be worried if I asked others to do it."

In order to operate and expand the Everbridge Group, Chris had seen ups and downs in the past eight years. To him, the eighth anniversary would be a key milestone.

Jack nodded and said, "Then we'll cooperate with you. Do you have anything special to say?"

Chris said, "Don't tell Freya about it."

He did not want Freya to know anything about the anniversary, because he wanted to give her a surprise.

Jack guessed what his boss was thinking about. He smiled and said, "No problem! We won't let her know a thing."

No one, including Joanne, would know about the plan except Chris and Jack.

After all, Joanne couldn't help with anything even if she knew of it.

After two peaceful days, Joanne started throwing up in the morning. She would have refrained from vomiting just to not have Brian worry, since he needed to work.

However, she looked the same as when she was in her worst condition. She was too sick to sit up or lie down, unable to say a word.

Brian sent for a doctor. The doctor said he could do nothing, because vomiting during pregnancy was not a disease. He just suggested an observation.

Seeing Joanne suffering from heavy vomiting, Brian got mad and drove the doctor and nurses out. Then he turned to Joanne, feeling sad and helpless.

Joanne held Brian's hands and managed a weak smile. "I'll be fine in a few days, just go to work."

"Gavin can handle it." Brian parted Joanne's black hair that was resting on her cheek. "I'll stay with you at home."

His company did nothing to her sickness. Joanne vomited until the afternoon and ate nothing. The doctor had to give her a nutrition infusion.

It was heartrending for him, but he couldn't do anything to help.

It became dark. Joanne seemed to be tired and fell asleep, which the doctor thought could stop the vomiting; that way she would feel better after waking up.

After a call from Chris, Brian decided to go out. He asked Martha to look after Joanne and to call him once Joanne woke up.

Then Brian drove to the club.

Instead of a private room, Chris booked a table on the third floor, from which they could have a panoramic view of the open space on the second floor.

He noticed Brian's pale face, laid down the glass and asked, "Did Joanne throw up again?"

Brian finished the wine in the glass in one long swallow. He frowned and said, "She didn't fall asleep until I came out."

Chris knew well how Brian felt then, because he wished he could suffer from the pains in Joanne's stead, when seeing her vomiting violently.

He patted Brian on the shoulder and said, "I need your help."

Chris could have talked about it on the phone if it wasn't important.

Brian guessed that Chris wanted him to help with something unusual, for Chris called him out especially for it.

After Chris finished his words, Brian knew he had guessed it and asked with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? Freya has just returned."

"You married guy would never understand me." Chris shook the wine glass. "To me, waiting for one day is like waiting for a year."

Brian made a call and sent a phone number to Chris. "His assistant will contact you tomorrow. You can also contact him directly if there's any problem."

"Thank you." Chris proposed a toast to show his thankfulness.

Brian looked at Chris and replied, "It's exactly what I want to say, and I want to thank you again and again."

Chris thought it interesting. "For what?"

Brian said, "For your taking care of Joanne. And, without you, I wouldn't have seen her again."

It was Chris who made it possible for him to be with Joanne. So, it was him who was compelled to say thanks.

"If it were not for her loving you so much, I wouldn't have agreed on her marrying you that soon." Chris smiled and said, "My decision turned out to be right."

Originally, he thought he could give Joanne a chance as she would marry nobody if it wasn't Brian. It could not be better if they fell in love with each other as days went by. If Brian just wanted to please Iris, and did not love Joanne at all, then Joanne would have recognized the fact and given up.

It never occurred to him that Brian had already seen something in Joanne.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed on her marrying Brian that soon. Instead, he would have only agreed on it if Brian pursued her with great passion and caused a sensation in Arlington.

Brian checked the time, realized that he had been out for more than an hour. With Joanne in mind, he decided to leave, while catching a sight of Rosalyn.

She sat at a well-concealed table alone, looking kind of unhappy; she kept smoking as if only the cigarette between her fingers could ease her pain.

Brian suddenly realized something. With a cold glance, he asked, "What else did Joanne say when she told you about Rosalyn and Rowdy's cooperation?"

Chris thought for a while and said, "Nothing. But she said she didn't understand why Rosalyn would cooperate with Rowdy."

Rosalyn was intelligent. She should know that it would ruin her career if she cooperated with Rowdy.

It was surprising that she did do that. Brian and Joanne had the same idea-Rosalyn was in Rowdy's control.

Thinking of the dirty deals Rowdy made, as well as seeing Rosalyn's manners at that moment, Brian had a basic understanding of how Rowdy was controlling her.

"I'm going downstairs."

Brian stood up and went to the second floor, then walked straight toward Rosalyn.

Rosalyn did not expect Brian to be there, or to go to her. She quickly brought herself to her best condition and smiled. "What a coincidence!"

Brian cast his eyes over the cigarette. She was temporarily at a loss, and put out the cigarette. "My role in the last film was a smoker. After that, I sometimes smoke when feeling unhappy," she said and pointed to the seat across from her. "Why don't you sit down?"

Brian pulled out the chair, sat down, and said without hesitation, "I got Joanne back."

Rosalyn went blank and then recalled the news spread in the media circle a few days ago-Brian and Joanne had reconciled.

She thought it was fake news for there were no reports about it. However, Brian himself told her about it, so it was true

"We didn't divorce at all." Brian added, and calmly had an eye on Rosalyn to see how she would react to the big news.

Rosalyn just froze for a second. She forced a smile and said, "Really? At that time, you seemed to be enemies, and I thought you had really gotten divorced."

She, the Best Actress, perfectly hid all the confusions and hatreds surging within her heart with a forced wry smile.

"She never stopped arguing with me, but we weren't officially divorced. Now I hope you can clarify the gossiping about you and me. Or else I'll give a press conference myself."

The second half of Brian's words implied a warning.

With that, he got up to leave, while Rosalyn abruptly responded with a sneer. "How would I clarify? Could I say that you can still recognize if it's Joanne or another woman, even if you're drunk?"

Rosalyn recalled the night of the annual Lambert Group' meeting.

At first, Brian thought she was Joanne. But before kissing her lips, he sobered up, stopped touching her all of a sudden, then heartlessly pushed her away and said with a cold shout, "Get out!"

She was ready to risk everything since she was in his room, because she did not believe that a man would only love one woman.

However, she dared not to move for Brian stared at her coldly. Half an hour later, she had to leave because Gavin would go to meet him.

Knowing that there were reporters outside the apartment, she went to the ground floor and left.

She decided to cause misunderstandings since she could not win Brian's heart. What she wanted to see was a broken-hearted Joanne.

Then came the coincidences. She encountered Brian who was inspecting in the mall, and met Joanne by accident after going downstairs.

She witnessed Brian's unrest when Joanne nearly fell down, as well as Joanne's pleading eyes.

Then she realized that Brian and Joanne still loved and trusted each other, even if they said they had divorced.

She also realized that nobody or nothing could separate them.

Sure enough, she was right.