Chapter 75\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie set the mug down, covered her mouth, and started dry\u2013heaving. She got up and darted into the washroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie turned on the tap, letting the water run. She leaned against the sink and kept retching, unable to stop. Her face was flushed, with tears glistening in her eyes. Feeling weak all over, she gripped the edge of the sink just to stay on her feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Foster! Mrs. Foster, are you okay?\u201d Martha called from the door. \u201cAre you alright? Should I call for a doctor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie answered weakly, \u201cIt\u2019s fine\u2026 I\u2019m just feeling a little nauseous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStrange. You\u2019ve been having the same herbal tonic for the past few days. Why is it making you nauseous today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie couldn\u2019t even answer Martha. She felt awful and could barely stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, Martha was about to say more when Jeffrey walked toward her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll check on her,\u201d he said. \u201cGo clear the dishes in the dining room.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
Having dismissed Martha, Jeffrey hurried into the bathroom and locked the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staring into the mirror, Natalie took in her pale face and reddened eyes. Of course, she also saw Jeffrey\u2019s nonchalant expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is your way of avoiding the tonic? Your performance is really unconvincing,\u201d Jeffrey said softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie forced herself to smile. \u201cDo I really look like I\u2019m pretending?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was Natalie\u2019s acting even that good?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He furrowed his brow. \u201cSo, you really did throw up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie did not respond. She also felt that her dry\u2013heaving episode had come out of nowhere. Although the herbal tonic smelled and tasted awful, she hadn\u2019t even had a sip of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could it be morning sickness? As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she turned paler than\u00a0<\/p>\n
ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was starting to show signs of morning sickness. She could get away with it the first couple of times. But if she started throwing up every day and if the symptoms got worse, it would be really disastrous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh?\u201d Jeffrey pressed on. \u201cNatalie, why did you throw up out of nowhere\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 75\u00a0<\/p>\n
212\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe smell of the herbal tonic made me sick,\u201d she answered quickly, cutting Jeffrey off. \u201cNo\u00a0<\/p>\n
other reason. None at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie straightened herself. She lifted her arms, but she had nothing to support herself, so she collapsed to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeffrey reacted quickly and pulled her into his arms right away. This time, Natalie did not push Jeffrey away. Instead, she buried her head in his chest. She felt as if she might shatter at any moment. She felt fragile, helpless even. ven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked at her from above, his gaze darkening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
d?\u201d Natal\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I want is a divorce. Why is it so hard?\u201d Natalie muttered. \u201cI don\u2019t want anything\u2013nothing at all. I just want to live a life within my control. It\u2019s just that simple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBack then, I may have been young and foolish. I thought love could solve all our problems. Still, I\u2019ve already paid the price and suffered for the past five years. Can\u2019t you\u2026 let me go?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve really had enough of living like this.\u201d Natalie closed her eyes, her voice growing softer.\u201d I\u2019ve had enough\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, she wasn\u2019t even trying to defend herself or put on a tough front. Seeing that, Jeffrey felt an intense urge to protect her. He lifted his hand, wanting to stroke her hair. Before he could even do that, Natalie rose and stepped out of his embrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her gaze had regained its\u00a0<\/p>\n
composure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to the gallery,\u201d Natalie said. \u201cHandle Martha however you see fit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was as if Natalie weren\u2019t the woman who had just been crying in his arms earlier. She left the bathroom without looking back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeffrey\u2019s hand hovered in the air, his fingers curling slightly before his arm fell back to his side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why should he even pity her? It served her right!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie got into her car and set her bag on the passenger seat. Although the electric car was rather modest, it made her feel extremely secure. She looked down at her flat stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll definitely protect you,\u201d Natalie said softly. \u201cI promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 76\u00a0<\/p>\n
Divorced While Pregnant The Ex-Husband\u2019s Collapse 75 Chapter 75\u00a0 Natalie set the mug down, covered her mouth, and started dry\u2013heaving. […]<\/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-20049","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\/20049","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=20049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20049\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}