Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 781: Who Says Pregnancy Makes You Dumb for Three Years

Then she tilted her head and leaned it against Sterling Norwood’s shoulder.

She yawned again.

Sterling Norwood looked a bit helpless, "Didn’t this habit of sleeping a lot stop long ago?"

Selena Kensington paused, then glared angrily at him, "Are you saying I sleep too much?!"

The excessive sleepiness from early pregnancy had indeed passed long ago.

But lately, Selena had been staying at the main residence, going out very infrequently.

Over time, she developed the habit of being lazy like she is now.

Sterling noticed this before, so he started taking Selena for walks in the garden.

Initially, Selena was interested and would wander around the garden with Sterling.

But as they did it more often, Selena became impatient.

Eventually, Sterling had to coax Selena into going for walks in the garden, and sometimes when she was in a good mood, a little coaxing from Sterling was enough for her to go. But most of the time, Selena was just lazy and refused to move no matter what Sterling said.

Seeing Selena angry, Sterling immediately put down the documents in his hand and cuddled his little wife in his arms, soothing her softly, "No, how could I ever dislike you? I’m just worried that if you keep being this sleepy, it might not be good for you..."

Hearing Sterling say this, Selena finally realized that she indeed had been sleepy since her pregnancy and awfully lazy...

She suddenly got a bit nervous, "What should I do then? Should I find something to do..."

If she continued being lazy for a few more months, she estimated she would become someone who doesn’t want to do anything once the child is born.

No, that would be too scary.

Selena dispelled the thoughts in her mind, then carefully pondered, "Maybe I should think about a new script."

"..."

Sterling fell silent beside her.

He sort of shot himself in the foot.

If his wife really started thinking about her work again, would she still spend as much of her attention on him as she does now?

He glanced at Selena’s expression and saw she seemed to be genuinely considering whether she should find some work to do.

Sterling’s inner alarm went off to the maximum.

"Writing a script takes a lot of energy, you’re quite big now, it’s not suitable for you to exert yourself,"

Sterling advised.

Selena disagreed, "I’ll just write a little every day, it won’t be too exhausting. I haven’t worked on anything for months, so I’m a bit rusty. I can start getting back into it now. Plus, Hugh needs to look after Quinn, so it’s better I keep an eye on Stardust."

Speaking of Stardust, Selena had forgotten to ask Hugh and Samuel Dalton about how their conversation went.

Selena realized once she thought about work, there were lots of things to be done.

With this realization, she truly didn’t feel sleepy anymore.

Even the previous laziness didn’t show up.

She looked at Sterling with delight, "This might actually work!"

"..."

Seeing Selena so enthusiastic, Sterling couldn’t bear to dampen her spirits, so he sighed lightly.

Seeing this, he could only shift his gaze to Selena’s growing belly.

It seemed he could only rely on those two kids now.

He hoped they could make his wife change her mind.

"I understand your desire to work, but..."

Sterling finished, then glanced down at Selena’s belly.

"Your belly is so big now, it’s inconvenient for you to be going places, how can I feel at ease?"

Selena looked down at her own belly.

Her belly had become increasingly large, especially because she was carrying twins, so it was bigger than the average pregnancy.

Just standing for a while usually made Selena feel a bit exhausted.

But...

Selena looked at Sterling perplexedly, "I’m not a manager or assistant, why would I have to go in and out of Stardust? I can totally give orders from home."

Besides, it’s long been the era of remote working, hasn’t it?

Selena finished saying that, then looked at Sterling suspiciously, "Aren’t you also staying home with me, avoiding going to The Imperial Building for quite a while now?"

"..."

Sterling fell silent when this attempt to distract Selena went sideways.

Who said being pregnant makes women scatterbrained for three years, his wife’s mind seemed crystal clear.

Seeing that Sterling didn’t answer her, Selena wasn’t interested in waiting for his reply and decisively said, "It’s decided then. Later, I’ll ask Hugh for the recent Stardust report to review the current arrangements and work from home."

Seeing Selena’s determined expression, Sterling couldn’t make her change her mind.

He knew Selena was stubborn — once she decided on something, no matter what he said, she stuck to it.

Sometimes, if he said too much, it would even make her rebel.

"Then promise me, you’ll work no more than two hours a day."

Even though Sterling was willing to compromise, he still had to make some requests.

Upon hearing Sterling’s request, Selena pouted, "Two hours isn’t enough..."

She tugged at Sterling’s sleeve, softly and coquettishly saying, "Add a bit more, please..."

Ever since Selena realized the advantages of acting spoiled, she became quite adept at using this tactic with Sterling.

"...Then add another hour."

Looking at Selena acting coquettishly, Sterling’s heart couldn’t resist.

Helplessly, he agreed.

"One and a half hours in the morning and afternoon each, but don’t think about work at night."

But after compromising, Sterling added another condition.

"...Alright!"

Seeing Sterling agree, Selena knew this was the best outcome she could get, so she gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Where should I work then?"

Selena immediately asked.

"Where do you want to?"

Sterling raised his brows slightly.

Selena thought about it, then seemed to think of something, and her eyes curved into a smile.

She said, "Mmm... How about together with you, in the study."

Sterling smiled along, "Okay."

It just so happened that the study had more than one desk.

Next to Sterling’s desk, there was a smaller one.

It was not far from Sterling’s desk.

Sterling could watch her all the time, and the frustration in his heart about Selena getting back to work dissipated a lot.

"Get up then."

Seeing his goal achieved, Selena felt happy.

Her mind had already begun to think about what work she would do once she got back into work mode.

So that evening, after finishing dinner, even when Sterling suggested a post-dinner walk, Selena, feeling cheerful, agreed to join him.

After walking, she couldn’t wait to send Hugh a message.

[Selie Stays Slim]: Hugh, send me Stardust’s recent itinerary report.

[Sister’s Little Jacket]: ?

Hugh saw Selena’s message, and a question mark slowly appeared in his mind.

Does his sister know what she’s talking about?