The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress-Chapter 729 - 770: Cut Off Relations with the Carpenter Family

Chapter 729: Chapter 770: Cut Off Relations with the Carpenter Family

"I’ll help you!"

"No need!"

As Sienna Johnson chopped the pork filling for wontons, her expression was cold, reminiscent of the woman who once wholeheartedly wanted to leave him.

It must have been his attitude towards the Carpenter Family, hitting her bottom line, that made this clever, cunning, and selfish woman want to retract her affection for him. She was always like this. As soon as she sensed the possibility of being hurt, she’d wrap her heart in a thick shell, isolating herself from everyone. This realization made Adrian Desmond feel wronged and indignant. He had done and sacrificed so much for her, yet she still couldn’t give him her heart completely.

"On my way back, I had someone investigate. If Melanie Carpenter is truly behind this..." He saw her stop chopping and look at him, waiting for her response.

"If it is Melanie Carpenter, I’ll deal with her the same way!"

Sienna Johnson sneered, "Then, Sixth Master, you’ll have to find a man for Melanie Carpenter! She was drugged; she can’t counteract the drug’s effects on her own."

"..."

"Sixth Master, which man do you plan to find for Melanie Carpenter? Are you going to volunteer yourself?"

"Sienna Johnson!" he roared, his fists clenched, his knuckles cracking. If the woman before him weren’t Sienna Johnson, Adrian Desmond would have struck her long ago.

Sienna Johnson continued chopping the meat filling, showing no intention of speaking to Adrian Desmond further. He strode forward, snatched the knife from her hand, slammed it onto the cutting board, and, gripping her shoulders, demanded, "What exactly do I need to do to satisfy you?"

"..."

"Don’t give me that icy expression. I can’t tell what you’re thinking. Just say it, and I’ll do as you wish."

Sienna Johnson’s eyes were icy as she uttered a single sentence, "If I asked you to sever all ties with the Carpenter Family, would you do it?"

Adrian Desmond replied, "If the paternity test results come back and that man is confirmed not to be my uncle, I will sever ties with the Carpenter Family."

"I understand the Sixth Master’s meaning now."

Sienna Johnson picked up the knife and resumed chopping the meat filling. The steady THWACK, THWACK, THWACK of the knife on the board echoed in Adrian Desmond’s ears. Clearly, their recent exchange hadn’t satisfied her.

"Sienna, they’re my family too... When I was young, my uncle and I were very close. He’s probably not as amiable as he used to be because he’s been ill for so long... Also, my uncle has always resented me because of... my past with Melanie Carpenter. That’s why he treated me that way...

My uncle is actually a very good person.

For my sake, I hope you can let go of your prejudices and try to get along with him. You’ll discover he’s a good person too..."

"If you want me to get along peacefully with your uncle, there is one excellent way," Sienna Johnson said.

"What way?"

"We divorce, and you marry Melanie Carpenter!"

Sienna Johnson’s words struck Adrian Desmond like a vicious slap across the face. He took a deep breath, trying his best to remain calm as he said, "Can you please stop being so unreasonable?"

"So now you think I’m being unreasonable? Perhaps you’ve finally realized I’m not as gentle, sweet, and obedient as your cousin, Melanie Carpenter?"

"..."

"It seems that before long, the Sixth Master will grow tired of me..."

"Mommy..." Curly’s voice broke the tension between the adults. The moment Sienna Johnson saw her daughter, her strained expression instantly softened, her face lighting up as if clouds had parted to reveal a brilliant sun. This sight left a bitter taste in Adrian Desmond’s mouth. She disliked him that much.

"What did you have for dinner?" Sienna Johnson asked gently.

"I had coconut rice, grilled meat, grapes, and strawberries... and after all that, I had a piece of cake! It was a fresh cream strawberry cake that Auntie made, and it was super delicious!"

"You certainly ate a lot."

"Mommy, Daddy, where were you two all day? I didn’t see you at all. You weren’t even here for dinner."

"Mommy had to go to work," Sienna Johnson offered as an excuse.

"Oh." Hearing her mother say that, Curly didn’t press further; Sienna Johnson was indeed always very busy with work.

"Mommy, what are you doing?" Curly asked, noticing the meat filling on the cutting board.

"Didn’t you say you wanted wontons the other day? So I chopped some meat filling. I’m planning to make you fresh pork wontons for breakfast tomorrow morning." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Curly pouted. "Can you two even get up tomorrow morning? You always sleep in; you don’t get up even when the sun’s been up for ages! If I wait for you to make me breakfast, I’ll starve to death."

"I’ll definitely get up early tomorrow, alright?" Sienna Johnson said, looking amusedly at her disgruntled daughter.

"Forget it, forget it. You’re pregnant with my little brother now, and you need more sleep so he can grow big. It’s better if the servant makes breakfast for me tomorrow," Curly said sensibly.

Sienna Johnson resumed chopping the meat filling, glanced at her daughter, and chuckled. "Our Curly is going to be a big sister soon; she’s really become much more sensible."

"I’m going to be a super awesome sister! I’ll take good care of my brother and protect him!"

With a proud expression, Curly hugged her mother’s large belly and spoke to the baby brother inside, "Little brother, hurry up and come out! Your sister wants to play with you..."

As if responding to Curly, the baby in Sienna Johnson’s belly gave a little kick. Curly exclaimed excitedly, "Mommy, my brother is talking to me! He said he’ll come out tomorrow!"

Sienna Johnson laughed. "Your brother can’t come out that soon. If he comes out that early, he’ll be premature, and premature babies aren’t always healthy. Quickly, tell your brother he can’t come out tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." Curly hugged her mother’s belly again and said to the baby inside, "Little brother, Mommy said if you come out tomorrow, you’ll be premature, so you definitely can’t come out tomorrow... Mommy, when can my little brother come out?"

"In about four more months."

"Aww... that long?"

"It’ll go by quickly." Sienna Johnson stroked her daughter’s head, her face full of loving tenderness. Adrian Desmond felt a pang of discomfort; she hadn’t shown him such a warm expression at all earlier.

"Oh! I almost forgot!"

"Daddy, Ernest Turner can’t find his daddy. Can you help Ernest Turner find his daddy?" Curly let go of her mother, turned, ran to her father, and hugged his leg as she asked.

"Who’s Ernest Turner?" Sienna Johnson asked.

"Ernest Turner is Ernest Turner!"

That explained absolutely nothing.

Sienna Johnson looked at Adrian Desmond. He explained, "He’s a little boy Curly rescued."

"Explain clearly. What exactly happened?" Sienna Johnson’s heart skipped a beat. She had a bad feeling this wasn’t a simple matter.

Adrian Desmond knew he couldn’t hide it any longer, so he recounted everything in detail: "Yesterday, at the Carpenter Family’s house, Curly was trying to hide from George. She crawled through a doggy door into the neighbor’s yard and found a little boy who had been kidnapped. So, she rescued him and brought him back."