The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Every girl probably has a Cinderella complex, hoping that one day a prince will come looking for her with crystal shoes.

Kiya is that prince, and she is Cinderella.

However, Cinderella forgets that once she becomes the Princess Consort, she’s no longer who she used to be.

Adrian Desmond said, "As long as Kiya has any sense, he wouldn’t get involved with someone like Night Owl. After all, Night Owl is now an internationally wanted criminal, and Kiya has to consider diplomacy."

"What if he loses his sense?" Paige Desmond asked.

Adrian couldn’t answer. Some of Kiya’s actions were indeed inappropriate, such as this sudden trip to Sileria City.

Sienna Johnson optimistically said, "Let’s look on the bright side. At least we know Night Owl might be hiding in the Imperial Palace. It’s better than searching blindly like headless flies, isn’t it?"

"Right." Adrian held Sienna’s hand and said confidently.

Night Owl is just a stray dog, nothing to be afraid of.

...

Sienna’s optimism didn’t last long; Oni died. She drowned in the Emerald Lake in the Imperial Palace.

At such a sensitive moment, the way Oni died inevitably arouses suspicion.

Oni must have been exposed, learned things she shouldn’t have known, and hence was killed.

The festive atmosphere was overshadowed by the Night Owl incident.

...

The air in Sileria City isn’t very good, especially in winter during the heating season, it’s even worse.

Today the weather is gloomy, the sky is gray, making one’s mood equally dull.

"You’re not happy," Shane Albertson said, holding Paige Desmond.

The two of them stood by the window, looking at the gray sky outside, which resembled their dim future.

"I never want to come back," Paige tried to escape.

The journey was joyful, but as it ended, all the real-life troubles returned.

"Then let’s continue traveling, shall we?"

Paige looked at Shane, caressing his face, Shane looked puzzled at her, lowering his head to kiss her, yet Paige wasn’t in the mood.

"Shane, let’s break up."

She had thought about this for a long time, thinking it would be difficult to say, but it wasn’t as hard as imagined once she uttered it.

"Is it because of your ex-husband?" Shane Albertson asked.

"Yes."

"You still love him."

"Yeah."

Shane looked into her eyes, Paige let him examine her without evasion, which hurt Shane.

"Paige, what do I mean to you?"

"You should leave the Johnson Family tomorrow."

Paige averted her gaze and walked to the window, where a table was adorned with many flowers. She picked up scissors, trimming the stems to a suitable length, and placed them in a vase.

"In your heart, am I just a distraction during your journey?" Shane Albertson accused, feeling like his heart was being ripped out.

"Shane, there’s no need to say some things out loud."

Shane was proud and naturally disdainful to cling to a woman like Kiya, perhaps... it just wasn’t enough love.

"I get it, I’m leaving right now!"

Shane decisively pushed open the door and walked out briskly. The door was wide open, and the cold wind came in, suddenly lowering the temperature inside.

A small blood bead appeared on Paige’s fingertip prick by a rose thorn; she sucked her finger, drawing away the blood bead.

"Mom!" Dylan ran in.

The outside temperature had dropped significantly; Paige noticed her son was dressed lightly, hurriedly closed the door, and wrapped him in a blanket from the bed.

"Are you cold? Why are you dressed so thinly? What if you catch a cold?"

Dylan’s little face was flushed red from the cold, "Mom, that uncle is leaving. He said you broke up, is that true?"

"Yes."

"Great." Dylan said happily.

Her son’s happiness made Paige feel uncomfortable inside.

Shane Albertson wasn’t good at communication nor would he try to please a child who harbored hostility towards him, hence Dylan didn’t like Shane.

At this point, Paige didn’t want to say much more.

"As long as you stay by Mom’s side, Mom will never remarry and will always be with you," Paige said softly.

"Dylan wants to stay with Mom forever."

Paige hugged her son tightly, softly responding.

...

The news of Shane Albertson’s departure quickly reached Sienna Johnson, who didn’t know what happened and went to Paige’s place to find out in person.

Paige was accompanying Dylan in drawing, upon seeing Sienna arrive, she quickly got up to greet her.

"Sister-in-law, it’s going to rain outside, why are you here?"

Sienna glanced at Dylan and said warmly, "Dylan, why don’t you go play with Curly, okay?"

"Okay."

Sally came over, took Dylan’s hand, and said, "Dylan, come on, I’ll take you to play with Curly."

Sally took Dylan away, and Sienna sat down, looking at Paige, directly asking, "I heard Shane Albertson left."

"We broke up." Paige didn’t hide it; after all, such things can’t be hidden.

"Why?"

"Because I realized I didn’t love him as much as I thought, and he didn’t love me as much either."

Kiya clung tirelessly while Shane decisively ended things, both of them being polar opposites.

"It’s not because of your brother, is it? ... Paige, you should trust your brother’s ability. Even if Kiya and Night Owl join forces, your brother still has the ability to deal with Night Owl."

This kind of sacrifice is really unnecessary. Sienna believes, and so does Adrian Desmond, that.

"I’ve thought it through." Paige wasn’t willing to talk more and changed the topic, "Is my brother going to Abyanabad tomorrow?"

"Yes. He is uneasy and wants to see for himself."

The name Night Owl, each time Sienna hears it, she feels discomfort.

"That’s good."

"Regarding you and Shane Albertson, as long as you’ve thought it over clearly and won’t regret it later."

"Sister-in-law, do you want me to be with Shane Albertson?" In Paige’s view, Sienna seemed to be speaking for Shane Albertson.

"I’m here just to tell you that my brother and I have the ability to deal with Night Owl, and you don’t need to make such a sacrifice!

But if that’s your decision, we will respect it."

Paige said, "This is a well-considered decision, not made on impulse."

Having reached this point, Sienna couldn’t say much more.

"What are your future plans?"

Paige smiled, pursing her lips into silence.

Sienna realized that this sister-in-law of hers wasn’t as easy-going as she appeared and had quite a strong will.

"Sigh, I know you won’t listen to me, as long as you’ve thought it through and won’t regret it in the future." Sienna said.

Paige seriously said, "I won’t regret it."

The two chatted a bit more, then Sienna mentioned she would prepare luggage for Adrian Desmond and took her leave; Paige didn’t keep her.