Chapter 20

Since Jeffrey wanted to think along those lines, Natalie decided to give him exactly what he expected. She would muddy the waters. Better that than let him thoroughly investigate the surgery and discover that she was, in fact, still carrying a child. "Jeffrey, you don't love me. All you have in your heart is Abigail. So, why should I swallow my pride and stay by your side, thinking about you in everything I do? "But Johnson is different. Before I married you, he warned me, but I just wouldn't listen. I insisted on charging straight into a dead end until I smashed myself bloody. "Now, five years have passed, and Johnson is still standing where he was, waiting for me. Do you remember the day we came out of the courthouse after finalizing the divorce? You saw it yourself. He found me immediately and asked if I wanted to be together with him." Natalie said the last sentence with an unmistakable pride. A dark shadow cast on Jeffrey's face, his fury heavy and oppressive. The look in hi