Chapter 1220 - 1160: Sheehan Can Say "Dad" and "Mom" Now

When Adrian Desmond came in, he saw Sienna Johnson nursing their son, the soft sunlight bathing her as if she were glowing.

"Weren’t you going to wean him? Why are you feeding him again?"

Adrian noticed that Sienna was always particularly indulgent with their son. Wasn’t it said that sons shouldn’t be spoiled? What if he gets spoiled?

"Just now, Sheehan called me ’Mom’..." Sienna said proudly.

"You fed him just because of that?"

"Yes, I was so happy that I fed him."

Sheehan was five months old, chubby and very endearing. Adrian regretted not being around for Curly’s upbringing. Back then, Sienna was busy with business, and Curly was mostly raised by Kiki. Now with Sheehan, she truly experienced the joy of a child’s development.

Sheehan’s first roll over, first crawl, first stand, first steps... and now his first call of ’Mom’...

The joy of raising a child surpassed closing a big business deal.

"Since when have you become so unprincipled?"

After Sheehan had enough milk, he reached out for his dad, and Adrian picked him up, expertly burping him, while Sheehan babbled incoherently.

"Is everything going okay?" Sienna asked.

Adrian had secretly visited Abyanabad, and judging by his expression upon returning, things weren’t looking good.

"The business in Abyanabad has completely halted."

Sienna didn’t know how to comfort Adrian and pursed her lips without speaking.

Adrian took out his phone and showed Sienna, "Open the photos on your phone..."

Following Adrian’s instructions, Sienna opened the photos on her phone and saw a picture of a man wearing a silver mask that covered most of his face.

"Who is this?"

"Gulit’s cousin. I’ve found out that he is the one manipulating everything behind the scenes. Doesn’t he remind you of someone?"

Sienna, being an art major with medical knowledge, was familiar with human skeletal structure. As she studied the man’s face shape and contours, and body proportions, she slowly sketched an image in her mind.

"Night Owl!" Sienna exclaimed.

"I thought so too!"

Staring at the masked man in the photo, Sienna said, "If it’s him, everything makes sense. But I’m curious, how did he get involved with Gulit?"

"Even though Gulit is a princess, she’s not favored. Night Owl seems to have some kind of past favor with her."

Sienna pieced together the story, saying, "...Night Owl’s recent disappearance—could it be to support Moore as a puppet Sultan so he can manipulate things behind the scenes? And your business troubles are also Night Owl’s doing..."

Adrian agreed with Sienna’s analysis, "That’s what I think too."

"Doesn’t that mean we’re in a precarious situation?"

Adrian looked at their young son, saying, "That’s why I want Kiya to return and continue as Sultan."

Sienna thought about Kiya being obliviously happy and laughed, "Kiya probably won’t want to, right?"

"Yes." Adrian replied, feeling troubled.

Adrian lay on the floor with Sheehan resting on his stomach, rising and falling with his breathing.

"This Night Owl, you can’t help but admire him. Once a stray dog, now he’s transformed into the actual ruler of Abyanabad." Sienna said.

Adrian’s teeth clenched with hatred; he should have eliminated Night Owl end-to-end earlier, and there wouldn’t be these troubles now.

Seeing Adrian in distress, Sienna said, "Even though he’s the actual ruler of Abyanabad now, we’re in Orienta, and he can’t do anything to us, can he?"

Adrian looked at Sienna’s big belly and didn’t say much more. It was good that she could see things this way.

"Yes, anyway, we’ve earned enough over the years, enough for you and the kids to spend. If the business fails, then so be it." Adrian said nonchalantly.

"You could do business in Orienta. Over the past few years, Orienta has developed well. Doing business here could still make money."

Adrian laughed, "You really want me to stay in Orienta?"

"Of course, I don’t want a long-distance relationship with you."

The future was uncertain, but for now, settling in Abyanabad wasn’t realistic for her.

"I’ll think about it."

"Alright."

"Papa..." Sheehan, sitting on Adrian’s chest, suddenly called out.

Adrian was moved and looked incredulously at his son, "Sheehan, what did you just call me?"

"..."

"Sheehan, call me again."

Sheehan the little rascal didn’t call again and just laughed, looking at his father.

Seeing Adrian excited, Sienna laughed, "See, you were excited too, weren’t you? Just now, when he called me ’Mom,’ I was also very excited."

Adrian lifted Sheehan up, saying, "Sheehan, say ’Papa.’

Sheehan was teased by his dad, and happily obliged with a "Papa..."

"Say it again!"

Sheehan refused to say it again.

"Sheehan, say ’Papa’ again..."

"..."

"Come on, say, ’Papa...’"

Sheehan furrowed his brow.

"Papa!"

"Yay..." Sheehan responded, making Adrian’s face darken, "You cheeky lad, taking advantage of me!"

Sienna was laughing so hard she could hardly breathe on the side.

...

Blackwood Town,

The Queen Mother fell down the stairs and fractured her pelvis, requiring long-term bed rest. Kiya received the news and sighed in relief; at least his mother’s life was intact.

"Contact Vincent Grant and have him stay by the Queen Mother’s side to prevent her from meddling in state affairs." Kiya thought of his mother’s personality and said, "If my mother doesn’t listen, ask Vincent to use extreme measures."

Gavin looked at Kiya and asked, "Sultan, are you still not planning to return?"

Kiya did not answer.

Gavin advised, "That Night Owl will ruin Abyanabad!"

They had also confirmed from Adrian that Gulit’s cousin was indeed Night Owl. Now, Night Owl held all the power in Abyanabad.

"Dad..." Dylan stood on the hillside, waving at Kiya.

Kiya’s stern face softened into a smile as he walked towards his son, climbed the hill, and picked him up.

"Dad, I’m not a little kid anymore, you don’t need to carry me." Dylan said shyly.

"In Dad’s eyes, you’ll always be a little kid."

"I’m a big kid now; look, I’m already as tall as your waist."

"Talk to me again when you’re taller than me."

Kiya carried his son to find Paige Desmond, who was picking vegetables in the garden. The vegetables grew lush and vibrant, tasting especially fresh.

"Mom, I brought Dad over."

Paige straightened up to look at Kiya and asked, "Kiya, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Anything you cook yourself is fine."

"You’re cooking tonight!" Paige said.

Dylan pulled a face and said, "Oh... Dad’s cooking..."

Kiya asked, "What’s wrong with Dad cooking?"