The next day. In the house of the Lambert Family, Prime Villas...

There was less than a month left before Joanne was due.

All the members in the Lambert Family, including the butler Simon and the driver Winston, didn't dare to leave Joanne alone when Brian was out as if they were wind-up clocks working in full swing.

Iris, who was about to be a grandmother, was even more excited. She called Joanne twice every day to know how she was feeling in the morning and in the afternoon and asked whether she was tired or whether she was feeling well...

It only took Joanne less than a week to get herself used to the all-round protection.

What confused Joanne was that Brian was more nervous than a pregnant woman like her.

Her belly became bigger as time went by, which often made her tired so she couldn't help turning over at midnights.

Brian always woke up from his slumber whenever she made a noise. He held her in his arms as soon as he opened his eyes and asked nervously what had happened to her.

"... Well, I just want to turn over."

However, it wasn't easy for Joanne to turn over during her late pregnancy since she was pregnant with twins. Luckily, it became much easier for her whenever Brian woke up and helped her.

So most of the time, Joanne fell asleep again after turning over. In a daze, she could feel that Brian was holding her from behind, and it brought her an indescribable sense of security.

However, Joanne felt more puzzled after she woke Brian up too many times.

One day, when they were having breakfast, Joanne finally asked, "I'm pregnant. Why are you so nervous?" She thought that the one who would usually feel nervous when a baby was about to be born was the mother.

Brian raised his eyebrows. He said in a worried voice, "I wouldn't have been so nervous if I were you."

He was no longer the Brian of his youth. He was no longer easily worried by anything after experiencing the rains and winds in his life.

Joanne was an exception.

He had always wanted to protect Joanne. He couldn't calm himself down whenever he thought of the day Joanne would have an operation in the delivery room.

In other words, Brian would rather suffer the pain for Joanne, even if it would be a thousand times more painful than he thought.

Joanne knew what Brian meant. She took a sip of oatmeal mixed with nuts and burst into laughter. "I'm not nervous at all. Don't worry."

Brian pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I can't."

Joanne knew that Brian couldn't help worrying about her although he knew it was unnecessary, and she could do nothing about it.

Joanne simply rested her chin on her hand and said with a teasing smile, "I can't believe it! There's something that Brian fails to handle. Others will think it's impossible if I tell them about it!"

The handsome Brian said with sincerity, "Me either."

Joanne gave a brighter smile as she stirred the oatmeal in the bowl. "By the way, how are Gavin and Wendy? What is Gavin going to do?"

Brian said with a calm look, "He's busy with the company business these days. Gavin... isn't free now."

Joanne believed his words. After breakfast, she called Wendy.

Unexpectedly, Wendy sounded like she didn't get up yet.

Joanne checked the time and said, "Wendy, it's already eight-ten. Are you still lying in bed?"

"Well... ah!" Wendy jumped out of bed, shocked. She suddenly woke up and said, "I overslept! What bad luck! I'm going to be late!"

Joanne shook her head helplessly. "That's it. Get up now."

Wendy threw her cellphone away without even speaking to Joanne. She brushed, washed, dressed, and rushed downstairs to take a taxi.

She was lucky. A taxi stopped in front of her soon. Wendy got in it and slammed the door. "Sir, take me to the Eighth Hospital. Hurry up, please!"

The driver thought that Wendy was in a hurry to see a doctor, so he said without hesitation, "OK." Then he started the car and drove as fast as he could.

Whether Wendy would be late or not depended on the traffic and the driver, and she could do nothing about it, so she simply took out her cellphone to call Joanne.

Joanne was about to see Brian out.

The summer sun kindled her cheeks with irresistible heat.

Joanne had always hated standing in the sun, but she still walked Brian to the gate while shading her face with her hand.

Brian smiled as he noticed her reddish cheeks. "Go inside. Take care of yourself at home."

Joanne nodded as she compressed her beautiful lips, but she didn't move. Brian knew what she was thinking about. He got in his car, rolled the window down, and said, "Call me if you need me."

"I will." Joanne turned back to walk into the house and waved at Brian halfway through.

Joanne was thin, so her unborn babies were a burden for her. In the past few months, she had always felt tired after a few steps, so she walked slowly.

However, she thought it was good to live a slow life.

"You're wanted on the phone, madam!" Martha rushed out of the house with a cellphone as Joanne walked slowly in the garden. "It's your cousin calling!"

"Wendy?" Joanne took the phone and asked with a smile, "Are you in a taxi?"

"Yes, I'm stuck on Enxi Road." Wendy was annoyed. She said helplessly, "This is too bad. I'll be late for work today."

"You always go to work and leave on time, don't you?" Joanne asked, "Why are you late today?"

"..."

Wendy wanted to tell Joanne that something unexpected had happened to her and she was terribly shocked.

After taking a taxi back to her apartment the previous night, Wendy had kept thinking about Gavin and his new girlfriend. She counted sheep to 10,000 and even read a book halfway through, but she couldn't fall asleep.

She wasn't sad. She just felt lonely.

She had gone to Arlington from Australia with only her luggage and the dream of becoming a doctor.

Dolly didn't support or understand her, nor did she give her any help. She had checked her baggage and had flown to Arlington alone. She had stayed at a strange hotel alone after she had left the airport. Further, she had also gone to register at the university alone. She tried to learn a different culture to get herself adapted to a new environment and to become part of a new community.

She had never felt lonely when she did all that alone.

During her internship, she lived alone in a tall apartment. She had meals alone, read alone, and went to many places alone.

She had long been used to doing everything by herself.

However, when she lay alone on her big bed the previous night, she suddenly felt helpless and lonely as she glanced around the dark room.

Deep within her heart, she hoped that Gavin could stay with her. She needed no hugs or loving words. She simply wanted him to stay quietly by her side. All she wanted was to see him.

However, she knew that was impossible because Gavin was with his new girlfriend.

In a daze, Wendy realized that-

Falling in love with a person towards whom she couldn't express her feelings had made her the loneliest people in the world.

Wendy kept tossing and turning until five o'clock in the morning. Finally, she felt tired and fell asleep in a trance.

After daybreak, she would have been still sleeping if Joanne hadn't called her.

Wendy didn't know how to tell Joanne about all that had happened to her, so she simply said, "I stayed up late last night watching TV series. I didn't hear the alarm this morning. Well, it won't happen again!"

"I'm not your leader. You don't have to promise me that." Joanne didn't believe what she said at all. She asked, "Did you really stay up late last night because of the TV series?"

Wendy felt awkward. "So?"

Joanne said at leisure, "Oh, I think it was because of a man but not the TV series."

Realizing that she was seen through, Wendy laughed in embarrassment. "Cousin, I'm reaching the hospital. Call you next time!"

Wendy hung up with a lightning speed and placed her cellphone back into the bag. "How far are we from the hospital, sir?"

"It'll take 15 minutes!" said the driver.

Wendy realized that she was late as she checked the time. She decided to give up and said, "It doesn't matter, sir. Drive me around Arlington as you like and then take me to the hospital. I'd like to catch up on my sleep."

"No." The driver smiled. "I heard you talk on the phone just now. You must be a doctor in the hospital. The patients are waiting for treatment. How can I take you around?"

Wendy was stunned as if she had waked up from a dream.

She realized that no matter what happened, she was a doctor, which was a fact she couldn't change.

She was a doctor, and she was supposed to save others.

As a doctor, she couldn't fail in her duty when she had emotional troubles.

She realized that she shouldn't forget why she had gone to Arlington in the first place, no matter whether Gavin was her brother or her future lover.

After reaching the hospital, Wendy rushed to the cardiac surgery department like a bat out of hell. She quickly put on her white medical gown without expecting that she would run across her superior, Dr. Oliver.

"Wendy, you're late today." The way Doctor Liang talked was like her medical skills, cold and serious, professional and unquestionable.

Wendy turned around and touched her nose. "Doctor Liang, I did wrong. I promise you, it won't happen again!"

"As doctors, we must wait for our patients if they're late, but we can't be late because they will think that we're not dedicated, whatever the reason might be." Dr. Oliver gradually calmed down. "Since you're late for the first time, I'll let you off with a warning, but just this once!"

Wendy saluted Dr. Oliver. "Thank you, Dr. Oliver! I promise I won't be late again. I'll try to be a good doctor like you that patients love and the director values!"

She was serious.

She had lost Gavin. She couldn't lose her dream of becoming a good doctor.

"Now it's time to cheer up. Come on, Wendy!" she thought to herself.