The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress
Chapter 71 - 071: Persistence in the One and Only Love

Chapter 71: Chapter 071: Persistence in the One and Only Love

After the others left, only Adrian Desmond and Sienna Johnson remained. Adrian no longer needed to conceal his emotions.

"Mai, you’re really something! Always trying to hook up with men, no matter when or where!" Adrian was bothered by how Dan Taylor had been captivated by Sienna, and even more so by her earlier answer.

"Of course! If you’re willing to be my second man!"

What kind of words were those?

She was really planning to find herself several men.

"You’d better give up on that idea right now. As long as I’m alive, you can only be Adrian Desmond’s woman! Even if I die, I’ll drag you down to be buried with me!"

Sienna had been harboring resentment towards Adrian all along. When she heard his strange, barbed words now, she paid them no mind. She got up, walked out of the pavilion, and headed back to her room.

"Where are you going?" He blocked her way, his figure like a mountain, eclipsing her light.

"To sleep."

"I’ll come with you!"

Adrian grabbed her hand, intending to lead her back to the room, but Sienna shook him off, her expression cold. "Adrian, I don’t need your feigned affection!"

"You dare show me that attitude, woman?" he caught up to her, speaking in exasperation.

Sienna’s expression was calm and detached, as if she didn’t care about Adrian at all, which made him feel quite unwell. He knew he had acted too rashly last night. She was very conservative in bed. Many of their intimate encounters hadn’t been pleasant at all, as deep down, Sienna was very resistant to such acts, especially oral sex...

"Last night, I..." For Adrian to apologize to a woman... he just couldn’t bring himself to stoop that low. His words twisted, and his tone changed completely, "You’re my woman; serving me is your duty. You’re pregnant now. Since the part below is unusable, the part above should still be fine, right?"

"..."

"Hey, what kind of attitude is that? I’m talking to you. Where are you going?"

「...」

When Sienna and Adrian returned from the back garden, Kiki stopped Adrian. Although terrified of Adrian, Kiki steeled herself and told him about Sienna being unable to eat.

"Sixth Master, Mai hasn’t eaten a thing all day. She throws up everything she eats..."

Watching Sienna’s retreating figure, Adrian asked, "Is the food not to her liking? If the meals our chef prepares don’t suit her appetite, go tell Mr. Lucas to find a new one."

Kiki kept wringing her hands, her brow deeply furrowed. Her mouth opened as if to speak, but she didn’t know where to begin. Adrian didn’t notice her odd behavior. Just as he was about to go find Sienna, Kiki surprisingly blocked his path.

"You... is something the matter?" Kiki had always been afraid of him, yet now she boldly stood in his way.

Kiki’s hands were clasped tightly, her head bowed. She said in a low voice, "Sixth Master, in the future, could you... could you please not treat Mai like that anymore... She doesn’t like it. She said it’s very dirty, that it disgusts her, and she can’t eat because of it..."

Adrian was momentarily stunned. After a brief thought, he understood Kiki’s meaning. So, it wasn’t that the chef’s cooking didn’t suit her appetite; it was that she found *him* repulsive. He’d made her use her mouth yesterday, and she was disgusted by it, felt nauseated.

A surge of anger caught in his chest. If Adrian weren’t so resilient, Sienna might have angered him to death.

Adrian said nothing, his face grim, and headed upstairs. Selena Robertson worried Adrian would get angry and go settle scores with Sienna, so she quickly tried to absolve Sienna, saying,

"Sixth Master, please don’t be angry with Mai. I’m the one who decided to tell you this, Sixth Master. It has nothing to do with Mai. She’s pregnant now, and pregnant women are naturally emotionally unstable..."

Adrian glanced at Selena Robertson and snorted. "She only happened to save your life, and now you’re so fiercely loyal to her."

"If it weren’t for her, I might have died long ago." And even if I hadn’t died, my life would have been worse than death.

"Hmph!"

Adrian strode upstairs. Sienna wasn’t in the room.

"Mai!" he called. Hearing retching from the bathroom, he followed the sound. He saw her kneeling on the floor, clutching the toilet, vomiting relentlessly. His heart softened a bit.

"Are you feeling very unwell? I heard from Kiki that you haven’t eaten anything all day."

Sienna glanced at Adrian, and the nausea lodged in her throat intensified. She clutched the toilet and retched again for some time. Adrian looked at the mess with revulsion. "...What a troublesome woman!"

A sharp glint flashed in Sienna’s eyes, but she said nothing. She got up, rinsed her mouth, and washed her face.

The vomiting had left her eyes bloodshot and her face deathly pale. Sienna was in an extremely foul mood.

"What do you want to eat? Tell me, and I’ll go buy it for you!" he said, his tone indulgent.

Sienna had no intention of acknowledging him, but the man was so thick-skinned that she felt compelled to respond. "I don’t want to eat anything. If you could just leave me alone for a while, I’d feel much better."

He’d been rejected.

"My friend who came earlier can be a bit wild sometimes; you don’t need to take him seriously." Adrian assumed Dan Taylor’s brashness had upset Sienna.

"I’m not angry. They’re far more interesting than you are."

Adrian’s face fell. "...Dan Taylor might be handsome, but he’s a total womanizer. He already has two wives at home, and who knows how many mistresses on the side."

"And you think you’re any better than him?"

"..."

Sienna gave Adrian a meaningful look and sneered, "Birds of a feather flock together."

"What’s that supposed to mean?" However Adrian heard it, he knew it wasn’t a compliment.

"When can I go back to the island?"

"Why do you suddenly want to go back to the island?"

Because I don’t want to see your damn face, you bastard!

"Does your fiancée know about my pregnancy?"

Adrian’s eyes darkened as he replied, "She doesn’t know yet."

"How long are you planning to keep it from her?"

"It’s not about hiding it; I just don’t think it’s necessary to go out of my way to tell her."

Sienna scoffed, "So, in the future, if your fiancée gets pregnant, I suppose there’s no need to tell me either?"

"We’ll deal with future matters when they arise!" Adrian didn’t want to discuss this topic, finding it meaningless.

"Adrian, you remind me of a saying..."

"What saying?" Knowing it wouldn’t be anything good, Adrian still asked.

"Being a whore yet wanting a monument to your chastity!"

Adrian was utterly enraged. He grabbed her by the collar, slammed her against the wall, and growled menacingly, "Mai, do you think I’ve been too good to you? That I’m easy to bully? Huh?"

"..."

"Looks like the scar has healed, and you’ve forgotten the pain. You woman, if you’re not beaten every few days, you just won’t learn to behave!"

Sienna’s mood was already foul due to the pregnancy. She hadn’t eaten all day and had been subjected to Adrian’s treatment the previous night. Her own anger flared. "...Since you can’t commit to marrying only me, then stop with your hypocritical displays of affection!"