The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Paige Desmond’s silhouette disappeared from Kiya’s sight, and, to his sorrow, he realized she never looked back once.

He was still deeply attached to her, but Paige no longer had feelings for him.

"Sultan, have you considered that even if Gulit has a little Crown Prince, he’s too young to do anything and will just be used as a puppet? What if someone with ulterior motives uses the little Crown Prince?"

"We’ll deal with it when the time comes," Kiya replied irritably.

"Sultan!"

"Have someone keep an eye on Nissan!" Kiya ordered.

Nissan?

Gavin couldn’t immediately remember who this person was until after the Sultan left, and suddenly it dawned on him...

Nissan, wasn’t she the woman who angered the Sultan and was consequently kicked out of the Imperial Palace by him?

...

Paige Desmond returned in the dead of night.

Seeing the old housekeeper Adolph Desmond waiting for her in the foyer, she was quite surprised.

"Uncle Desmond, it’s so late, why aren’t you asleep?" Paige asked.

"Miss, the Sixth Master is waiting for you."

"So late, my brother is looking for me?" Paige asked in surprise.

"Yes."

For Adrian to be waiting for her so late, it must be urgent. What urgent matter could it be?

"Where is my brother now?"

Adolph answered, "In the study!"

Believing it must be something important, Paige dared not delay and headed straight to the study.

The Desmond Manor was eerily quiet, something she’d never noticed before. Only after living with the Johnson Family for a while did she sense the loneliness of Desmond Manor.

No wonder her brother preferred staying with the Johnson Family rather than here.

This time, when Paige returned, she left Dylan with the Johnson Family. The atmosphere was better there, and her sister-in-law, Sienna Johnson, was skilled at teaching children, making Paige feel secure leaving her son there.

In the corridor, Brandon Potter saw Paige approaching and said, "Miss, the Sixth Master has been waiting for you for a long time."

"I know."

Paige pushed open the study door and was nearly suffocated by the smoke inside.

"Cough cough..."

The room was filled with smoke, swirling around, with Adrian seated by the desk, still puffing away.

Paige went to the window and opened it to let in some fresh air.

"Brother, with sister-in-law not around, are you trying to smoke yourself to death?"

She snatched the cigarette from his hand, intending to throw it in the ashtray, but found it overflowing with cigarette butts.

"I must tell sister-in-law about this and let her deal with you."

Adrian looked up at his sister and asked, "Did you go to the Imperial Palace?"

"I did!"

"What did you do there?"

"I went to see Oni." A trace of sadness crossed Paige’s face.

"Do you know who did it?" Adrian asked.

"Who else could it be?"

Although they didn’t mention who, it was obvious to everyone.

Paige had been meaning to discuss this with her brother, and now was the opportunity. "Oni has an elderly grandmother, and now that Oni is gone, I’m planning to bring her grandmother back to the Desmond Family to care for her."

Adrian agreed to this, as it was a minor issue.

"Kiya didn’t make things difficult for you, did he?"

Paige smiled and shared Kiya’s decision with Adrian, "Kiya doesn’t plan to be the Sultan anymore..."

"What?"

Adrian was as shocked as his sister by this sudden news.

Paige remained silent, sitting there playing with a pen, lost in thought.

Adrian asked, "Is it because of you?"

"Brother, if Kiya truly doesn’t intend to be the Sultan anymore, do you think I should agree to remarry him?"

"If you want to remarry him, then do it. If not, then don’t. But I must remind you, being the Sultan is not something he can just choose to be or not to be."

"That’s true... I’m sure the Queen Mother would strongly oppose it."

"I just received a message that before Gulit entered the palace, she was already involved with the Night Owl. Now that the Night Owl is residing in Gulit’s chamber, I feel things aren’t as simple as we think."

"Brother, what are you trying to say?" Paige, seeing her brother’s serious face, became serious herself.

"Ask Kiya if the child Gulit is carrying is really his."

A look of embarrassment and discomfort crossed Paige’s face, "How could I possibly ask such a thing?"

"Brandon just reported that during a conversation, he heard from his godmother who works in the palace that Kiya only spent one night with Gulit, and then she got pregnant.

But the reality is, Kiya was dead drunk that night..."

"Brother, you mean Kiya didn’t touch Gulit that night, and the child Gulit is carrying belongs to someone else?"

"Yes."

Paige pondered for a moment and whispered, "Don’t people say that men can’t control themselves when drunk? Who says a drunk man can’t do that sort of thing."

Adrian found discussing this with his sister a bit awkward, but it needed to be clarified.

"Men claiming to lose control when drunk is just to fool women. When a man is with a woman in that situation, he is definitely sober. If Kiya was that drunk, he absolutely couldn’t have done it."

"Alright, I’ll ask. But I suspect he might not know much either," Paige said.

"Warn Kiya to stay vigilant. I feel like the Night Owl isn’t just hiding out in the palace for simplicity’s sake."

"Mm."

Adrian was extremely agitated, with the Lunar New Year approaching, he had no desire to deal with these matters and only wanted to be with his wife and children.

"It’s late, go rest," Adrian said to his sister as he stood up.

"Mm." Nonetheless, Paige wasn’t sleepy at all.

Adrian walked out of the study, and Brandon Potter approached him, "Sixth Master..."

"It’s very late, you should rest too."

"Yes, Sixth Master," Brandon replied.

...

The next day, Paige woke up early.

Having been preoccupied with thoughts the night before, she hadn’t rested well, sleeping only two to three hours.

When she woke up, her eyes were still slightly swollen.

Paige picked up her phone, Kiya’s personal number was still on it. Since the divorce, it had always been Kiya calling her, she’d never called him.

After hesitating a moment, Paige dialed Gavin’s number.

The phone rang a few times and was answered, Gavin asked in surprise, "Princess Consort."

"Gavin, I have something to ask you," Paige said.

Gavin listened intently, "Feel free to ask, Princess Consort. If I know, I’ll definitely tell you."

"Is the child Gulit is carrying really the Sultan’s?"

Gavin: ...

"Think back to that night when Kiya slept at Gulit’s place, was there anything strange..."

Paige didn’t quite know how to phrase it, and Gavin was even more clueless about how to respond.

Consequently, Gavin handed the phone to Kiya.

Kiya answered, "Why are you asking this?"

Upon suddenly hearing Kiya’s voice, Paige instinctively wanted to hang up. This Gavin... how could he pass the phone to Kiya.

"Did Adrian mention this?" Kiya astutely asked.

"..."

"Where are you? I’ll come to you."

Kiya’s busyness was well-known to Paige, "No need, you’re so busy."

"I’m not busy now."