Chapter 65\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie couldn\u2019t believe the nonsense Jeffrey could spout without batting an eye. Sure enough, everything that came out of a man\u2019s mouth was a lie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She instinctively pulled back a little, trying to create some distance from Jeffrey and avoid\u00a0<\/p>\n
being pressed too close. As a result, her upper body leaned against him while her lower body was further away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing this, Jeffrey calmly shifted closer to her side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just great!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie gritted her teeth, forcing her lips to stay still as she said, \u201cNo need to get carried away\u00a0<\/p>\n
with the act.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeffrey replied, \u201cShut up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She retorted, \u201cMy mouth is shut.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeffrey\u2019s temple twitched. He found himself increasingly at a loss with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In their five years of marriage, and even in the ten\u2013plus years they\u2019d known each other, she\u2019d never acted like this. Now that they were getting divorced, she seemed like a completely different person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie didn\u2019t want any physical contact with him because Abigail had been in his arms too. Abigail had once leaned into that very embrace. Natalie thought it was filthy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tried to move to the couch to get away from Jeffrey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Jeffrey anticipated her move and hooked his fingers around her shoulder. Holding her firmly, he said loudly, \u201cGrandma, why did you and Beverly come to my place today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caroline replied, \u201cNothing, I just came to see the two of you. By the way, we got a skilled and experienced housekeeper to take care of Nat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeffrey\u2019s expression shifted slightly. This was clearly an attempt to plant a spy inside Foster Garden. From now on, Caroline would know everything happening inside the estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caroline called toward the kitchen, \u201cMartha, stop what you\u2019re doing and come over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cComing, Mrs. Foster Sr.,\u201d came the reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Out of the kitchen door came a plump, middle\u2013aged woman in her 40s. She walked briskly and looked like a hardworking, capable person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled. \u201cMr. Foster, Mrs. Foster, just call me Martha. I used to work in the Foster\u00a0<\/p>\n
7\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 65\u00a0<\/p>\n
residence, and Mrs. Foster Sr. asked me to transfer here starting today. I was making some\u00a0<\/p>\n
stew in the kitchen. I\u2019ll slow\u2013cook it overnight to bring out all the nutrients. Mrs. Foster will be able to enjoy a flavorful stew tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caroline nodded with satisfaction, clearly pleased with Martha Roberts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cNat, Martha has raised three children and has plenty of experience. She even has a nutrition degree. With her around, I\u2019ll feel more reassured.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie waved her hands to refuse. \u201cThat\u2019s not necessary, Caroline. There are plenty of staff members at Foster Garden. We\u2019ve got enough. There\u2019s no need to bring people over from the\u00a0<\/p>\n
Foster residence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What a joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Martha moving in meant Natalie would have to move in too. She could barely handle\u00a0<\/p>\n
pretending to be lovey\u2013dovey with Jeffrey for a little while. She might go insane if she had to do it every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, no matter how convincing the act, it was still an act. Sooner or later, the facade would crack. Something fake could never become real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their divorce hadn\u2019t been finalized. If the elders intervened now, she could forget about actually divorcing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie was more afraid of failing to finalize the divorce than Jeffrey was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beverly spoke up. \u201cWe\u2019re doing this because we care about you. You just have to accept it. I have faith in Martha. Within a month, she\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re well\u2013fed and taken care of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caroline was clearly satisfied with her arrangements. \u201cExactly. Alright, it\u2019s settled, then. It\u2019s getting late, so we should head off.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie felt as if she had been struck by lightning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This meant, tonight\u2026 She would be sleeping at Foster Garden and sharing a bed with Jeffrey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Divorced While Pregnant The Ex-Husband\u2019s Collapse 65 Chapter 65\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Natalie couldn\u2019t believe the nonsense Jeffrey could spout without batting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20039\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}