The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

"I don’t want diamonds, I want my mom..."

Curly was crying so hard that she couldn’t catch her breath, and no matter how Paige tried to comfort her, it didn’t work. She took her phone and walked towards Adrian Desmond.

Seeing her, Adrian immediately extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

Kiya smiled and stepped forward, asking, "Is breakfast ready?"

Paige ignored him, looking at Adrian, and said, "Curly is crying for her mom. Where did my sister-in-law go?"

Both men’s expressions changed, Kiya was afraid Paige would find out and told a well-meaning lie,

"She might have gone shopping... Come on, let’s go have breakfast!" Kiya held Paige’s hand, changing the subject.

Paige, who knew everything, angrily shook off his hand.

No wonder the two of them were hiding things from her, such a big thing had happened.

"Sob..." Curly’s cries came through the phone.

Adrian took Paige’s phone and walked away, standing under a Phoenix Tree, he began to speak to Curly.

"Curly, mom will be back soon... Don’t cry, okay?"

"Mom’s not coming back, and you’re not coming back either... Dad, are you mad at me?" Curly had been blaming herself lately because it was her idea to go to the summer camp.

"How could I be? When have I ever been angry with you? Every time you made trouble, didn’t I always help you solve it behind your mom’s back?"

"But it’s different this time, mom is lost, I lost mom."

"Silly child, mom being lost has nothing to do with you."

Curly cried so sorrowfully, Adrian had never seen his daughter cry like this, her cries were filled with sadness, vulnerability, helplessness, regret, and self-blame.

"Sweetie, don’t cry anymore, okay? Daddy is most afraid of you crying."

"I want mom! Sob... I want my mom."

Since Curly was born, Sienna Johnson was always by her side. Even during business trips, she would call and video chat every night. Now, with her mom suddenly not around, Curly couldn’t take it.

"Daddy promises you, I’ll definitely bring mom back."

Pauline Briggs’ voice sounded on the phone, "Curly, what’s going on with you?"

"..."

"Who are you talking to?"

Pauline hugged Curly with one arm, and with the other hand, she took the phone and answered, "Hello?"

"Mom, it’s Adrian."

"What did you say to Curly that made her cry so hard?" Pauline’s voice was filled with reproach.

"She missed her mom."

Pauline sighed, her eyes also reddening, "Curly, don’t cry, oh dear, look, you’re crying like a little kitty."

"..."

"Daddy went to find mom, he’ll bring her back very soon."

Everyone’s words of comfort were almost the same. If it were other kids, they might have believed it, but Curly didn’t.

The family had so many skilled bodyguards, yet they still let mom get kidnapped, it must have been some very powerful, bad guys.

Dad was worried all the time, he must be unable to deal with the big bad guys, maybe her mom won’t come back.

"Wah..."

"What’s wrong? Why the more I talk, the more you cry?" Pauline was sweating with anxiety.

Adrian was also troubled, "Mom, let her cry for a while, maybe she’ll feel better after crying it out."

"But..."

Adrian didn’t hang up the phone; he just stood under the tree listening to his daughter’s cries, smoking one cigarette after another, the addiction he had quit under Sienna’s supervision, was likely relapsing.

After half an hour of crying, Curly finally stopped.

Adrian asked, "Cried enough?"

Curly didn’t reply, still sobbing, Adrian said, "Your mom hates kids who cry."

"..."

"Daddy is looking for mom to bring her home. Curly, can you help me take good care of your brother and sister?"

"Okay."

"Hugo is so naughty, can you take good care of him?"

In a hoarse voice, Curly promised, "He’s just a little brat, if he doesn’t behave, I’ll spank his butt."

"Hitting is wrong."

"Didn’t you say solving problems with fists is the most direct and effective way?"

Adrian felt like he’d shot himself in the foot, "But he’s just a little baby, he doesn’t understand anything..."

"Dad, spoiling a child is like killing them. You’re spoiling your son so much, he’ll become a wastrel."

"I’ve spoiled you, and you’re doing just fine."

"That’s different, I’m a girl. Girls should be pampered; even if they’re spoiled, it’s okay, they can grow up and marry off to trouble someone else’s family."

"You’re definitely my daughter!" Look at her, even considers things for me from a young age.

"I resemble you so much, of course I’m your daughter."

Seeing Curly had stopped crying, Adrian said, "Daddy is busy finding mom, I can’t come back recently, can you be good and take care of your brother and sister at home?"

"Then dad, you hurry and find mom back. If they want money, I have lots of it here."

"Okay."

...

Having comforted his daughter, Adrian looked over to where Paige had been standing earlier and saw her arguing with Kiya.

He walked over, listening to the two of them arguing.

"...Such a big deal, you kept it from me, do you think she’s an outsider, so if she’s kidnapped, it doesn’t concern you?" Paige accused.

Kiya looked innocent and sincere, "She’s your brother’s wife, I consider her family too, how can she be an outsider?"

"Then why did you lie to me?"

"Wasn’t I afraid you’d get stressed?"

Paige looked at Kiya angrily, "Kiya, I really misjudged you. You’re such a selfish person."

"How am I selfish? I didn’t tell you because I was worried about you. Worrying about you, did I do wrong?"

"Can you two stop arguing?" said Adrian, feeling a headache coming on.

"Brother, he’s too much. This man is just too much!" Paige walked towards Adrian, her eyes reddening.

Adrian said, "Kiya only did it for your own good. He didn’t do anything wrong. You’re pregnant; you need to rest. Besides, even if you found out, what help could you be? Since that’s the case, why trouble you with this?"

Looking at her brother’s forlorn expression, Paige’s tears fell, "We’re family, only if you’re well, I’ll be well too. Sister-in-law was kidnapped, such a big thing, you kept it from me, did you ever consider my feelings?"

"What if you knew?" Adrian retorted.

Paige choked for a moment, then said, "One more person is one more strength, let Kiya help you find her."

Kiya reminded, "Paige, I’m already ’dead’."

"Then revive for me!"

Kiya: ...

"Brother, is it that Night Owl? Did he kidnap sister-in-law?" Paige wanted to know more details.

"Yes."