The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress-Chapter 759 - 800: Take it off, or I’ll cut off your hand.

"Sixth Brother, why are you looking at me like that? I..."

He didn’t push me away! Melanie Carpenter’s heart fluttered with secret delight. Is this a good sign? Could it be that Adrian has been moved by my tenderness and care these past few days? Could it be... Lost in her self-congratulatory fantasies, Melanie found her hand trembling under Adrian’s intense gaze. She fumbled with a button, unable to fasten it, yet struggled to appear composed.

Little did she know, Adrian wasn’t captivated by Melanie herself, but rather mesmerized by the ring on her ring finger.

Adrian suddenly seized Melanie’s hand, his grip so strong it felt as if he would crush her bones. The pain was so intense that tears welled up in Melanie’s eyes.

"Ouch! Sixth Brother, what are you doing? My hand is going to break..." Melanie was genuinely in agony, tears streaming down her face from the pain.

"Speak! How did Sienna’s ring end up on your hand?" Adrian’s tone was absolute; he was certain this ring belonged to Sienna Johnson.

Their wedding rings were identical in style, differing only in size, and even the internal engravings were the same. He had once given Sienna a ring, but she had thrown it away. So, for their wedding, he had put a lot of thought into the rings, commissioning a renowned designer to create a unique pair. Ever since he put on his wedding ring, Adrian had developed a habit of habitually twisting it on his ring finger when he was thinking. As a result, he was more familiar with this ring than even the designer who had originally crafted it.

This was Sienna’s ring, the one that formed a pair with his own. His ring was still securely on his hand; he had never taken it off since the day he put it on, not even when he showered.

"Are you going to tell me?"

Melanie Carpenter lowered her head, remaining silent.

Adrian tightened his grip, and Melanie cried out in pain, "Sixth Brother, it hurts so much! Let me go!"

"How did this ring end up on your hand!" Adrian’s voice was low and chilling, laced with killing intent.

Melanie had wanted Adrian to find out about this anyway, so she didn’t intend to hide it. "Sixth Brother, I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Just please let go! It hurts so much, it’s killing me!"

"Sixth Brother, what are you going to do?"

Adrian roughly tried to pull the ring off her finger, but Melanie’s finger seemed to have gotten a little plumper, and the ring wouldn’t budge.

Adrian grew agitated. He grabbed a fruit knife, clearly intending to cut off Melanie’s finger. Panicking, Melanie shoved him hard, accidentally hitting his wound. Adrian let out a muffled groan as blood began to seep through the fabric of his shirt over his chest. Ignoring his own injury, Adrian gripped the fruit knife and threatened, "Take the ring off, or I’ll cut off your finger!"

Melanie had never faced such a savage Adrian before.

"Sixth Brother, don’t..." Thoroughly frightened by Adrian, Melanie stumbled back several steps, putting distance between them.

"Take the ring off!"

Adrian sat on the bed, his bare feet planted on the floor. His dark eyes blazed with murderous intent. The muscles in his arms, tensed from excessive force, bunched up, brimming with power. He looked like a dangerous predator, ready to pounce and tear her apart at any moment.

He’s not bluffing, Melanie knew with chilling certainty. A brightly gleaming knife was clutched in his hand, and she had no doubt that if she dared to disobey, he would actually chop off her finger. This brutal truth shattered Melanie’s heart. So, in Adrian’s eyes, this ring could only ever belong on Sienna’s finger, not hers.

"What are you dawdling for?!" Adrian roared impatiently.

"I’m taking it off! I’m taking it off! I’ll get it off right now..." Melanie shivered, her hands trembling as she fumbled with the ring on her finger. But it was stuck fast, refusing to budge no matter how hard she tried.

If Adrian weren’t glaring at her so ferociously, Melanie thought, I might have joked that the ring seemed custom-made for me, since it’s so hard to get off.

But now, Melanie didn’t dare utter a single misplaced word.

When Melanie saw Adrian tighten his grip on the knife, her face turned deathly pale. "It won’t come off! Let me try with some liquid soap!"

Melanie practically fled into the bathroom. She poured an entire bottle of liquid hand soap onto her hands. With the lubrication, the ring finally slid off her finger.

Looking at the simple-styled ring, Melanie felt no desire for it anymore. It’s like a deadly viper, she thought. She rinsed it under the tap, then, with trembling hands, held it out to Adrian. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Sixth Brother, here you are."

Adrian snatched it from her. He lowered his head, picked up the ring, and examined the inside. Engraved there were their initials, with a lip print between them, followed by two numbers: 4.1. The lip print was the shape of Sienna’s lips—very beautiful. April 1st... that was a very special day for him and Sienna. It was the day he had returned from the Amwaka Strait and rescued a woman from the sea, a woman who had nearly been eaten by a shark. That was the first time he saw Sienna. Though she was in a wretched state, she was still breathtakingly beautiful. He was in Abyanabad, she in distant Orienta, yet they had still met. April 1st. He later learned that day was April Fools’ Day. April Fools’ Day... God must have thought his life was too comfortable, so He played a joke on him, sending this woman, Sienna, to torment him. Ever since he met Sienna, his life had become a whirlwind of excitement and chaos—painful, yet sweet.

Melanie watched Adrian gaze at the ring Sienna had worn, his eyes filled with such tenderness. When had Adrian ever looked at *her* with such gentle, lingering, deep affection? she thought, and sorrow welled up inside her. She began to sob quietly.

"This is Sienna’s ring. Our wedding ring," he said, clutching it tightly, his gaze icy as he stared at Melanie. "I want to know why this ring was on your hand!"

At this point, Melanie didn’t dare to prevaricate any longer. Embellishing her story, she told Adrian what Sienna had supposedly done. "...She also said that Xavier Young is much better than you, that she wants to divorce you and marry Xavier Young..." After uttering these words, Melanie dared not say more.

The temperature in the room seemed to plummet. A chill seeped into her bones, making her shiver involuntarily.

"Six... Sixth Brother, don’t be angry. It’s all Sienna’s fault..."

Melanie looked at Adrian timidly, observing him carefully. Her voice was soft and gentle. "...Sixth Brother, I actually wanted to give you the ring much earlier. But you were so badly injured, I was afraid it would be too much of a shock for you, so I didn’t take it out. You... you won’t blame me, will you?"

"So, you’re saying she’s with Xavier Young now?"

"Yes."