The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 443 - 422: Stealing a child?

Chapter 443: Chapter 422: Stealing a child?

"Kidnapping a child?"

Hearing this, Jaysen Smith’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he looked at Adeline Joe with confusion, as if he didn’t understand. But Adeline misunderstood it for something else.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was your daughter. I thought the child was lost, so I offered to take her home. I didn’t expect..."

"Our daughter?"

Jaysen was even more alarmed when he heard this. When did he have a daughter?

He nudged Sienna Harrison, who was beside him, and opened his mouth, "Aren’t you going to clarify?"

Adeline understood at once. The three-year-old child wasn’t their daughter. But the girl had called Sienna "Mom." So the child was Sienna’s, but not Jaysen’s. There was only one possibility. Sienna had given birth to a child for another man before marrying Jaysen.

Yes!

He had just said he had barely managed to deceive her into marrying him!

Could it be...

"You don’t know she has a child?" Adeline looked at Jaysen with wide eyes, her words implying deliberate intent. "Right, Madeline, where is your daughter?"

Although she was a child, a girl wouldn’t usually call someone "Mom" without a reason. Moreover, Adeline had confirmed at the time that Sienna was indeed her mother.

Sienna didn’t immediately answer. Instead, she looked Adeline up and down carefully, from left to right. The more she looked at her, the redder her face became, as if she didn’t dare to look her in the eyes or as if she was very unhappy with her. It was normal for Sienna to be unhappy, since she had been badly beaten by Adeline back then. However, when she saw Jaysen’s face, her face involuntarily turned even redder.

Her intuition told her that this woman had some feelings for her newlywed husband. When she saw the matching clothes the two of them were wearing, she suspected Adeline might be an ex-girlfriend or similar. Now she realized how little she really knew about Jaysen. She only knew he had no scandals, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t had a girlfriend!

"My daughter is at home!" Sienna had originally intended to clarify the situation. However, seeing the secretive and embarrassed expression on Adeline’s face when she glanced at Jaysen, she suddenly changed her mind. She asked bluntly, "Miss Joe, haven’t you had an affair with my husband?"

The direct and crude questioning made Adeline’s already guilty face crumble. Denying it would only make Sienna believe that there are 300 taels of silver hidden here!

"Madeline, what are you talking about? Jaysen and I are just classmates!"

Hearing this, Adeline’s heartbeat quickened, and she didn’t dare look into Jaysen’s eyes. Back then, he had made it very clear that after he confessed his love to her, they weren’t even friends. Their relationship had been reduced to classmates.

When she saw that the man’s face hadn’t changed, Adeline gained some courage and asked, "So the little goddess in Jaysen’s heart is you? He wouldn’t tell us who she was back then, even when we played Truth or Dare."

Little goddess?

Out of the entire sentence, Sienna focused only on those three words, ignoring everything else. Did Jaysen have a little goddess that he loved?

For the first time, Sienna realized she desperately wanted to know all of Jaysen’s secrets, especially this one!

"Little goddess?" Sienna raised her eyebrows and looked at the man with a cold smile. The words carried a biting, resentful tone. Glancing at Adeline out of the corner of her eye, she then twisted Jaysen’s arm. "So you have a little goddess, huh!"

She twisted his arm mercilessly, like a jealous wife. Her gut told her that she didn’t like this woman, didn’t like the way she looked at Jaysen, didn’t like that she was wearing the same clothes as Sienna. These weren’t just ordinary clothes either; they were the ones Jaysen helped her choose to wear to the Civil Affairs Bureau. She didn’t believe in such coincidences!

It was rare enough for the same clothes to be worn by others at the same time. What were the chances that the person wearing the same clothes could pick her husband out of a crowd!

It must be a trick!

But no matter what tricks they played, anyone who dared encroach on her territory would be met with fierce resistance. She had already been abandoned by a man once, and she wouldn’t let it happen again. This time, she had a marriage certificate as backup, giving her courage. She had every right to be upset when someone was eyeing her man!

"Hmm!"

Jaysen’s mood instantly lifted when he saw Sienna’s jealous expression. He even felt grateful for Adeline’s little scheme. He rubbed the sore spot on his arm and said, "You have a daughter, and I can’t even have a little goddess? You want to murder your husband right after getting married?"

At the end, he added with a smile, "But, Mrs. Smith, I’ve heard being a widow isn’t easy. I suggest you don’t try it."

Jaysen’s voice carried a teasing smile, but his mood was exceptionally good. His gentle laughter and elegant gestures seemed beguiling to Adeline. And then she looked at the bride’s gown that she was wearing!

Adeline’s face turned paler inch by inch. Jaysen knew Sienna had a child, and there was still someone who would make him let go of his little goddess in his heart!

Adeline had always known there was someone in his heart, and he had rejected her so completely that she didn’t dare imagine anything more. She thought that a man like him, once he had someone in his heart, wouldn’t let anyone else in. So... she gave up.

It was only today that she realized she had given up on a man who could have brought her happiness for a lifetime.

If she hadn’t backed down and had been braver, the woman standing beside him now might have been her!

Although Jaysen had repeatedly said Sienna was a wife he had barely managed to deceive, Adeline knew it wasn’t true. Sienna must have pursued him aggressively. Not long ago, it was reported online that he had kissed a beautiful woman in public. It must have been Sienna. At the time, Adeline hadn’t believed that he would do such a thing.

Seeing the couple today made everything clear. With the way Sienna clung to Jaysen’s neck, it was obvious that the woman had taken the initiative!

Someone had once advised her that the consequence of not trying was just two words: regrets. At the time, she hadn’t believed it, but now she did.

She regretted it. She regretted not taking the initiative then. What if he had someone in his heart at the time?

Sure, she could have pushed her out, but now he was with a woman who had given birth to another man’s child!

"Jaysen, I have some things to do. I’ll leave first!"

Standing between the couple, Adeline felt like she had no place and no space to stay. Plus, wearing the same clothes as the bride made her red dress seem even more lonely. In an awkward retreat, she looked for an opportunity to advance. "Oh, right. Jaysen, Madeline, since we bumped into you on your registry day, I hope you don’t mind inviting me to your wedding. I’d love to share in the joy."