Glamour and Sass: A Rejected Bride's Revenge
Chapter 105: A ticking time bomb

Chapter 105: A ticking time bomb

Elena looked surprised and glanced at Cecilia with a questioning gaze.

As Emma ran toward her, Cecilia reached out and picked her up. She had no intention of hiding anything from Elena.

"It’s Emma’s dad. I’ve found him."

Elena couldn’t help but feel a wave of concern in her heart.

She had only heard bits about Cecilia’s pregnancy before marriage without knowing who the child’s father was. But out of consideration not to upset Cecilia, she never asked for details and only assumed the man was an irresponsible jerk. But now, why has he appeared again?

Could Cecilia have been deceived again?

"Cecilia, can you trust that person? After all, he hasn’t appeared for so many years..."

Cecilia thought for a moment. Although she wasn’t sure why Steven harbored such deep hatred toward Emma’s mother, which was herself, he was still reliable in other aspects.

"It’s okay. I know what I’m doing."

After saying this, she glanced at her watch and continued.

"Aunt, it’s almost time. I need to take Emma and go."

"Emma, say goodbye to Great Grandma."

Emma raised her small hand and sweetly said to Elena, "Bye-bye, Great Grandma~"

After saying this, Cecilia turned and left with Emma in her arms.

Watching their backs, Elena frowned with worry. Mary saw Elena’s expression and snorted.

"You treat them as family, but I bet they don’t see you as such. That whole thing about the child’s father, I think it’s just a reason for them to leave once you run out of money!"

"Just wait. When I make money from investing with Mona, you will be crying!"

Cecilia drove toward Steven’s villa while Emma sat in the back seat, looking eagerly out the window.

"Mommy, I’ll get to see Daddy soon!"

"But..."

Cecilia noticed her daughter’s concern and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Emma looked at the carefully-chosen little dress she wore and pouted.

"To keep Daddy from recognizing me, I still need to disguise myself, so he won’t be able to see me."

Cecilia thought about it for a moment. Previously, she didn’t want Steven to recognize Emma out of fear he would cause trouble. However, after spending some time, she realized he wasn’t so unreasonable. Three out of four people knew their relation to each other by now; keeping Steven in the dark seemed unfair. Maybe it was better to let things take their course.

"No need for a disguise today. Let’s beautifully meet Daddy, okay?"

Emma was thrilled and loudly responded, "Okay!"

The car sped along and quickly arrived at the Lawrence family villa. As Cecilia was about to get out and open the door to take Emma down, she suddenly heard some rustling noises from behind.

Her eyes turned cold as she signaled Emma not to get out or make any noise. After locking the car, she listened to the approaching sounds and prepared herself, quickly turning to subdue the person behind.

"Who is it?!"

"Ouch! It’s me! It’s me!"

The person under her grasp had been pinned with one arm on the ground, his face half-attractive while he was grimacing in pain.

"Ethan?"

"What are you doing here?"

She released his arm and unlocked the car, lifting Emma out.

Ethan grumbled, rubbing his sore shoulder.

"I’m naturally here for my big brother’s birthday party; who would have thought I’d get roughed up by you..."

Emma sweetly called out when she saw him.

"Little Uncle~"

Hearing the little voice made his heart melt. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he reached out to hold her in his arms.

"Oh, my little niece~"

Cecilia looked exasperated.

“So, what were you sneaking around for?”

Ethan looked around and said mysteriously, “Of course, I’m scoping the situation. Every year, the villa is open to guests for my big brother’s birthday party. In other words, bad people might sneak in; violence is guaranteed to happen nearly every year."

"My big brother has made many enemies in business. Despite taking many precautions, there’s still a chance of something slipping through, so I’m here on lookout duty."

Cecilia knitted her brows.

This wasn’t a birthday party; it was a ticking time bomb.

While she pondered, Ethan suddenly got a call from Steven who urged him to hurry back. After bidding Emma goodbye, he left.

Cecilia quickly got Emma back in the car before pulling out a pile of makeup and accessories.

"It’s too dangerous here. I’ve decided you should disguise yourself."

"Alright~"

Emma reluctantly turned into a little girl with only her eyes visible through a disguise. After that, she followed Cecilia into the Lawrence family villa.

Meanwhile, Ethan hurried to Steven as he anxiously asked, "Big Brother, what happened? Why the urgency?"

Steven frowned, looking serious.

"You tell me, which of these two suits is better for me to wear?"

Ethan was speechless.

"What’s the difference between them?"

Aside from the color, they seemed exactly the same.

"This gray one makes me look younger, this black makes me look more composed..."

Ethan casually placed the gray suit against Steven.

"Oh, Big Brother, you would look handsome even in a burlap sack. Then again, you might be too excited to care about anything soon..."

Steven, seeing Ethan’s mysterious demeanor, asked in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

Ethan couldn’t hold back any longer. He was going to find out soon anyway.

"Your daughter is about to appear!"