Bye-bye Trash! Hello Queen! novel Chapter 172

She turned her gaze to Joanna, who was pale with fear.

"Joanna, I hope you'll always be the star in his sky. Guard your secrets well, and don't let yourself become just the wallpaper on his walls."

Then she looked back at Sebastian, a flicker of pain in her beautiful eyes, though her voice was calm. "Sebastian, to marry the red rose but still long for the white—you're the most shameless of all. Joanna is a woman. If you love her, be with her wholeheartedly. Don't drag me into it."

"I understand you married me for the inheritance rights. I liked you, so I married you willingly. I thought I could warm your heart, but all I got in return was your insults, your hurt, and an endless wait."

"Now that your true love has returned, just divorce me and marry her. It's that simple, isn't it?"

"Natalie, I've told you before: till death do us part. There will be no divorce," Sebastian said, not understanding why she was still holding onto this when he had already admitted he was wrong.

Joanna felt as if she might faint. She looked at Sebastian in anguish. "Sebastian, what did you tell me when I left?"

"And what did you do to me after you left?" he countered. "What did you do to my wife? You hired someone to kidnap her, and today you brought reporters to expose and dox her. Joanna, I tolerated you before because you saved my life, but you can't keep pushing it this far."

Natalie looked at Sebastian, confused. "Saved your life? What do you mean?"

Joanna stared at Natalie, her body tense. Why was Sebastian suddenly bringing up that incident? She remembered what Jerome had said that morning—Natalie worked as a fashion designer for this company. The thought had barely formed when she heard Sebastian's next words, and she clenched her fists.

"That year, in the fire..."

"Ah..." Joanna went limp and collapsed into Sebastian's arms.

"Natalie, it's not what it looks like," Sebastian explained quickly.

Natalie wasn't listening. She walked over and stomped hard on a pressure point on Joanna's foot.

"Aah!" Joanna shrieked in pain, leaping up like a startled frog with her hands flailing. She shot out of Sebastian's arms.

"Pfft... haha!"

"Pfft... haha!"

Luna and Sean burst out laughing in unison. The sight of Joanna hopping around was too ridiculous. They couldn't help it.