Chapter 88


    “You’ve had too much to drink. Let’s leave the bar. first.” Skr set Natalie’s drink down. She helped


    her. friend up and was about to leave.


    Natalie shook her head vigorously and protested, “I’m not leaving. I want to drink.”


    Seeing how firm Natalie was, Skr could only sit down.


    “Tell me. What happened? Shouldn’t you be a loving wife at home at this hour?” Skr asked.


    Natalie’s eyes were slightly red and puffy. It seemed like she had just cried.


    “I’m done being a loving wife. Skr, there’s something wrong between Jeremy and I. He doesn’t


    like me as much as he did before.


    “I don’t know if I’m overthinking. But is it true that a couple will treat each other less intimately after


    being together for a long time?


    “I can talk about this with you. If I were to tell my parents, they’d think I was too sensitive. They’re


    pleased with Jeremy, and they think I’m unreasonable sometimes.


    “They also said that after getting married, I couldn’t expect things to be the same as when we were


    still dating.” Natalie exined.


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    Then, she asked, “Skye, do you think Jeremy isn’t fond of me anymore?”


    Skr had never seen Natalie this worried and insecure before.


    “It takes effort to maintain a rtionship between husband and wife. Have you two talked about


    this?” Skr asked.


    Natalie shook her head and smiled bitterly. “No, I was afraid that he’d say I was overthinking.”


    Skr wasn’t close with Jeremy. She had only met him a few times because of Natalie. He acted


    like Natalie’s older brother, who pampered her all the time.


    She was unsure about how a couple got along with each other and if they would still act intimately


    after getting married. The closest experience she had gotten was from some novels she had read


    when she was in college.


    However, the characters in novels were created by authors. The story was fictional, too. Hence, she


    couldn’t take that as a reference.


    “Perhaps I feel this insecure because I’m too deeply in love with him. Skye, sometimes I wonder


    what I’d do if he stopped liking me one day and fell for another woman. My heart aches every time I


    think of that possibility, so I always stop myself from going there.


    “I’ve been telling myself to take things easy. But it doesn’t work when I’m the one involved in such a


    situation.” Natalie’s tone was full of disdain for herself.


    Skr raised her arm and looked at her watch. It was 7:00 pm. Natalie would get drunk in no time if


    she


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    kept drinking.


    “Stop overthinking for now. You guys have known each other since you were young. Just talk things


    out if there’s any problem. You were the one who said that most women liked to imagine things.


    Have you forgotten?” Skr put down Natalie’s drink again.


    “Let’s go. I’ll bring you out to watch the rain,” Skr offered.


    “Rain? No. I’ve only felt moody after seeing the rain this afternoon. I’m not watching it. Let’s stay


    here and


    drink.” Natalie started throwing a tantrum and refused to leave.


    Just then, her phone rang. She was in a daze when she saw the call from Jeremy.


    Perhaps after getting no answer, he hung up.


    Then, the phone started ringing again. It was another call from Jeremy.


    Skr picked up the phone and said, “Hi, Mr. Hughes. I’m Skr,”


    “Skr, why is the phone with you? Is Natalie there?” Jeremy sounded surprised.


    “We’re at Mystic Bar,” Skr replied.


    “Wait for me right there. I’ll pick her up.”


    “Okay.”


    After hanging up the phone, Skr stared at Natalie, who was still in a daze. “He said he’sing


    to pick


    you up.


    Skr could tell from Jeremy’s tone on the phone that he was worried sick about Natalie.


    Natalie slightly avoided Skr’s gaze. “Is he back from Haulbus? So he didn’t answer my call when


    I


    called him this afternoon because he was on the ne?”