ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO A MAD BILLIONAIRE
Chapter 136: THE MADMAN SPEAKS

Chapter 136: THE MADMAN SPEAKS

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"Mr. Osvaldo," Penny called softly with her sweetest voice. The man beside her blinked and turned to her instantly.

"Yes, Penguin?" he replied, his full attention now on her. A small, dreamy smile tugged at his lips, revealing those deep dimples she secretly adored.

Mary’s jaw dropped. Barry froze mid-bite. Everyone at the table stared with wide eyes, except Darlington and Xavier, who both looked like they’d just been stabbed in the heart.

He could talk? He’s been sane this whole time?! And he still let him sleep in the same room as his daughter?!

Xavier felt his chest tighten. Was this how heart attacks began?

"Y-You’re..." Mary stuttered, her hands flying to her chest as if she was about to faint.

Osvaldo’s lazy golden eyes met hers. He didn’t care if she died. This woman has said the most nasty things about him, not that he cared. He’s heard worse.

"Relax. I don’t bite," he said calmly, clicking his tongue. He didn’t like people around him, but these were Penny’s people. If they made her happy, he’d have to behave. Mostly.

After all, he’d always been told, Family matters. It must matter so much to her, judging by how hard she had cried.

The triplets rushed to their mother’s side, trying to calm her down.

"Mother, please calm down." Kean said calmly. Barry held his wife too. He understood why she was shocked, but it couldn’t be to this level.

"Don’t look at me if I scare you," Osvaldo said gently. "Just stare at the floor and breathe through your nose. Ignore everyone. Ignore the noise. Focus on the tiles. The beautiful colours." His voice was deep, calming.

Surprisingly, she did. Mary stared at the marble floor, inhaled through her nose, and slowly, her breathing steadied. The maids around were impressed.

This man was truly the Adkins heir. The genius was not dead. He’s alive and well.

Barry was impressed. He was begining to like the young man seated so calmly before them all. It’s shocking how well composed he looks.

If only he knew the man seated there is a tamed beast. The only reason Osvaldo was calm was because of his penguin. He wouldn’t do anything to upset her.

He wanted to give her as much princess treatment as possible.

Mary still couldn’t believe it. Was this a prank?

"So... you really talk?" Barry asked, blinking in confusion.

"Hey Uncle Barry. I’m Osvaldo Adkins, your niece’s husband. Great to finally meet you," Osvaldo said with a smile so casual it could’ve belonged to a prince.

Xavier, however, looked like he’d swallowed a lemon.

"How long has he been sane?" he asked Penny directly, completely ignoring Osvaldo.

"It’s not constant," Penny said sweetly.

Xavier turned to glare at Osvaldo. "Then I assume you heard our discussion. I don’t want Penelope married to you anymore. That marriage was a mistake. It should be undone."

"I’m afraid I can’t grant your little wish, Mr. Bloodsworth," Osvaldo said calmly, tilting his head. Penny was his. His wife. His world. Even if the devil himself was her father, he still wouldn’t let her go.

Xavier’s eye twitched. Keal, standing at the corner, was impressed.. No one... no one... talked back to his uncle like that.

Except this so-called madman.

"Let’s save the serious talk for after breakfast," Keal said peacefully. He knew where this was going to. If no one intervenes they might get physical and that’s the last thing neither of them wanted.

"Keal’s right," Pascal added quickly. "Penny just got here. Can we not scare her off already with the marriage talk?"

"Exactly," Lio chimed in. "Let’s just enjoy breakfast and celebrate her return."

"Do not forget uncle, my baby sister had a life before now.

Xavier sighed through his nose. "You’re right. I’m sorry if I startled you, princess. Let me make it up to you. How about a father, daughter date today? Just the two of us?"

He forced a smile. Though forced, it still looked so real.

"Of course," Penny said brightly. "But Osvaldo is coming with us."

"Stop pushing your luck, Penelope," Barry warned quickly.

"That’s enough, Barry," Xavier cut in. "She gets whatever she wants. She’s my princess."

This was his daughter, the same one he’d searched for nearly twenty years. He couldn’t mess it up now that she was home.

What was he thinking fighting with her h... H... Friend?

Xavier will never accept Osvaldo as his son in law. Never!!!

"I’m not trying to cause trouble, Uncle," Penny said sweetly. "It’s part of the contract. I have to be with Mr. Osvaldo at all times."

In truth, she hoped her father would warm up to Osvaldo, just like his family had accepted her.

Xavier let out a long, heavy sigh. "Fine. He can come. But he better not get in the way."

Finally, everyone sat down for breakfast.

Maids moved quietly to clean up the mess from earlier, but they were all secretly dying to gossip.

Mary still couldn’t stop glancing at Osvaldo. He was peeling vegetables like a chef, placing them neatly on Penny’s plate with the utmost care.

It was official, the war between Osvaldo and Xavier over Penny had just begun.

Xavier’s eyebrow twitched every time Osvaldo placed something in Penny’s plate. So, he grabbed the chicken leg and set it down proudly.

"Eat this, it’s healthy," Xavier said with a rare softness. He has always wanted to do this. To feel like an old fufiled man.

Penny smiled, touched by the gesture and was about to grab the meat, until another hand snatched it away.

"You can’t eat the skin if you want to lose weight, Penguin," Osvaldo scolded sweetly. "Don’t ruin your diet."

He peeled the crispy skin with surgeon-like precision and placed the chicken breast on her plate.

Xavier glared. This man was stealing his daughter’s chicken.

Not to be outdone, he grabbed his favorite dessert from the tray, a soft, creamy pudding, and handed it to Penny.

"Try this, princess. It’s my favorite," he said, raising his brow in challenge.

Penny reached for it... but Osvaldo’s golden eyes shot her a warning look so sharp, it could slice butter.

She quickly pulled her hand back. "I’m on a diet, Father. I’ll have it later," she said politely, sending a silent prayer that her dad wouldn’t blow up.

The last thing she wanted was Osvaldo all over her again.

"Here have this penguin, Ahhh." Osvaldo brought a spoonful of vegetable salad to her lips and she ate it.

Keal, Lio, and Pascal jaw dropped.