The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 638 - 617: Wife, don’t get excited yet!

Chapter 638: Chapter 617: Wife, don’t get excited yet!

""Madeline, how could you talk to your dad like that!"

Hearing that, Jaysen Smith immediately stopped her and chastised her, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he realized that his tone was just as heavy as hers and might hurt her feelings, so he quickly softened his voice, "Your dad did this all for you, you misunderstood him!"

"She didn’t misunderstand me, that’s exactly what I meant!"

He initially wanted to test Jaysen, but now that his daughter had caught on, he figured he might as well test him even more thoroughly. At his age, he didn’t have many years left, and his only concern was his daughter. He hadn’t given her much warmth when she was younger, but it was time to start showing more affection.

"Dad, you were just trying to test how far I’d go for Madeline, there’s no need for you to put yourself down and let her misunderstand!"

Jaysen took the coat from a servant and helped Madeline put it on before helping her put on her slippers and placing her on the sofa. He then looked at Caleb Harrison and said sincerely, "Madeline is impulsive, she might not understand your intentions. You just wanted to test me, and I won’t disappoint you!"

"I’ve already transferred fifty percent of the shares in Smith Group to Madeline since the day we registered our marriage. This means that Madeline is now the largest shareholder of the Smith family. As CEO, I’m just her executor! So dad, please rest assured that I will take good care of Madeline from now on!"

He would even give her his life, so what was a little wealth?

"When did this happen? Why didn’t I know?"

Madeline was so surprised that she jumped up from the sofa, her pearl-sized eyes widened even more, and her anger flared up, "Who allowed you to do this without my permission?!"

"Jaysen, do you take me for someone who married you for your money?!"

Madeline was really upset about how he went over her head with such a significant decision.

Suddenly, she felt insulted!

Perhaps because she had never been short of money since she was little, she disliked being treated this way. While others saw it as a sign of love and pampering, Madeline did not, especially when her father already had this intention.

"Baby, don’t get so worked up!"

Jaysen hadn’t expected Madeline to get so riled up, "Think about it, wasn’t it you who wanted to marry me? It was me who pursued you relentlessly and forced you into a marriage!"

Erm?

Listening to his words, Madeline’s anger instantly subsided as the image of Jaysen dragging her to the Civil Affairs Bureau flashed through her mind. "It seems that I was indeed forced into marriage with you!"

"Yes, that’s why you didn’t marry me for my family’s money!"

With a slight smile, Jaysen gently stroked Madeline’s smooth hair and reassured her, "It was me who saw something in you and schemed to get you. I was afraid you might change your mind, so I secretly assigned half the company to you to make you feel guilty about leaving me. I’m holding your conscience hostage!"

"Holding conscience hostage?"

"Yes, I’m holding your conscience hostage. I’m despicable, so Madeline, don’t ever let me off the hook. Punish me until I die!"

Madeline: "..."

What does this man want her to say to him!

"It seems that my approach was indeed a bit childish!"

After listening to the back and forth between his daughter and son-in-law, Nalan Harrison realized how ridiculous his test had been. The young couple had already reached such a level of understanding, there was no need for him to worry needlessly. "Since your relationship is so strong, I can rest assured. However, Madeline is my only daughter, and although she isn’t my flesh and blood, I must express my feelings now that she’s married, even though I didn’t show much care before!"

"Sir, here are the documents you requested!"

Before Madeline could react to the words "although she isn’t my flesh and blood," the butler handed Caleb Harrison a document and quickly stepped back.

"Dad, what did you just say? What do you mean by not my flesh and blood?!"

Even though Jaysen had already discovered the truth, Madeline never thought of disturbing the peace they had. Anyone who could raise her to adulthood was already her biological father. As for her father’s concern? It was negligible compared to those children who couldn’t even get enough food. "Dad, are you mad at me? My words were harsh earlier, but... I never thought I wasn’t your biological child!"

Hearing this, Madeline regretted her harsh words earlier.

After all, he had supported her all these years, raising her with no worries about food or clothing. If he wasn’t her father, then he was even closer to her than her father!

"It’s true, whether you consider me your biological father or not, I am not. Madeline, I believe that you already know about this, but you felt that since I raised you for so many years, you didn’t want to hurt me and have pretended not to know about it!"

As a man who had been in the business world for many years, how could Caleb Harrison not understand his daughter’s thoughts?

He hadn’t shown much concern in the past, but since Madeline was in a car accident, he could no longer ignore her. Before, he hadn’t cared because no one would dare touch his daughter, so he let her run wild. But ever since even Jaysen failed to protect her, and she came close to losing her life, he couldn’t think that way anymore!

He was getting old and couldn’t protect her anymore!

"Dad..."

Madeline wanted to deny it, but she realized that he was indeed right. She had thought so herself, which was why she had not openly called Julia Harrison her sister in broad daylight and had not allowed Jaysen to continue investigating her heritage after he had discovered it.

People should be content with what they have. She already had it all, and now she just needed to guard it and not lose it!

"It doesn’t matter. I know what you want to say. It’s true that I’m not your biological father, and your real father is gone. Your mother made me swear before her death that I would be your only father in this lifetime. Don’t blame her, she only wanted you to grow up in a healthy and happy environment."

"If you hadn’t found out about it yourselves, this secret would have gone with me to the grave. Since you now know, I won’t hide it from you any longer. What happened was exactly as you’ve found out, and there’s no need to repeat it. All you need to do is take some time to accept it! Besides, I, Nalan Harrison, have no sons or daughters, and whether you know the truth or not, you will always be my daughter, and Jaysen will always be my son-in-law."

"Dad..."

In this moment, Madeline realized how wrong she had been.