The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Abyanabad people are inherently in awe of the royal family, borrowing money is one thing, but to make him confront the whole country of Abyanabad, Dan Taylor feels Adrian Desmond really overestimates him.

Dan Taylor said with a face full of difficulty, "Asking me for help? Haha... Adrian, did you get it wrong? You know among us, aside from having more wives, I don’t match up to any of you in anything else."

Adrian Desmond said, "Minnie told me the Sultan Moore is sick, but Night Owl doesn’t plan to treat Moore. Queen Gulit asked Minnie for help, Minnie went to look for the media, but the media was afraid of Night Owl’s influence and suppressed the news."

"The Sultan is sick?"

They considered themselves well-informed, yet these bits of news were completely unknown to them.

"Yes."

"Are you sure about the news?"

"Kiya said Minnie is reliable, Minnie heard it directly from Gulit. ...A mother shouldn’t joke about such matters."

Adrian Desmond is also a father, and parents love their children selflessly, unwilling for them to suffer even the slightest harm. How could someone curse their own child over something like this?

Ward Penney is the most perceptive, immediately capturing the unusual information in Adrian’s words, "Kiya? The former Sultan? Isn’t he dead?"

Since the passing of the former Sultan Kiya, Abyanabad is currently in mourning, all entertainment activities and marriages are halted, his cousin’s wedding date has been postponed.

Adrian Desmond looked at his friends, knowing they are tight-lipped, he didn’t hide anything from them, "Kiya isn’t dead, he’s currently at Sienna Johnson’s home. My sister is pregnant, soon Abyanabad will have a Princess."

Everyone gasped, clearly stunned by the news.

The Sultan not only isn’t dead, but Abyanabad will have a Princess... this is just too... they all suspected Adrian Desmond might be joking.

"Kiya faked his death?"

"Yes."

"Why would the Sultan fake his death?"

"Someone wants to kill Kiya, so he played along and ’died’. But it was also Kiya’s good luck, as his double sat in the car that day, otherwise he might really have died."

Everyone’s emotions were up and down as they heard the shocking secret, yet they felt grateful Adrian Desmond shared this with them, showing he didn’t consider them outsiders.

Ward Penney pondered and asked, "Could it be that Night Owl wanted to kill him?"

"Right now, Night Owl is the most suspicious."

After all, Night Owl is the beneficiary.

"How did Night Owl get involved with Gulit? I heard from a royal merchant that Gulit apparently listens to Night Owl." Ward Penney speculated boldly, thought about it, and shared his opinion,

"Could it be that Gulit and Night Owl are having an affair?"

Trevor Harrington said, "Ward Penney, you can’t say such things recklessly."

Ward Penney didn’t speak but looked at Adrian Desmond, Adrian scanned Ward Penney, finding his insight often sees what others miss.

"Moore might not be Kiya’s child."

The news they heard today was more shocking than the last, their hearts racing.

Dan Taylor felt these words were too blasphemous, asked, "Adrian, are you sober now? What you just said, is it not drunk talk?"

"I’m very sober now!"

Ward Penney spoke to the bodyguard outside, "Arman, don’t let outsiders approach!"

"Yes!"

Ward Penney continued asking, "... Gulit’s son Moore isn’t Kiya’s, but Night Owl’s, thus Night Owl can manipulate Moore, controlling all of Abyanabad."

Dan Taylor couldn’t believe his ears, "This is too... unbelievable."

Ward Penney was unconcerned, "What’s unbelievable? High risk, high reward, anyway, Night Owl succeeded. From a globally wanted criminal, he transformed into Abyanabad’s actual power holder."

"This world is too crazy." Dan Taylor said.

"Does Kiya know Moore isn’t his child?"

"I’ve asked Kiya, Kiya doesn’t care whether Moore is his child." Adrian responded.

"What do you mean?" Ward Penney didn’t understand.

"Kiya doesn’t like Gulit, nor has affection for Moore. Kiya might think it’s unnecessary to waste feelings on Moore..."

Ward Penney didn’t understand; Abyanabad men place great importance on lineage, and the royal family is even more particular about it, yet Kiya seems indifferent about whether Moore is his offspring?

"The Sultan doesn’t want to verify Moore’s lineage, isn’t he afraid the royal bloodline might get mixed?"

Adrian Desmond wasn’t concerned about such matters, he’s only concerned about finding Sienna Johnson, "I don’t know! If you want to know, maybe you can ask Kiya sometime."

"Kiya is your brother-in-law, it’s easy for you to see him but not so easy for us." Dan Taylor said.

Ward Penney looked at Adrian Desmond, saying, "The recent royal policies have infringed on many merchants’ interests, the Penney Family’s business has been affected too. If what you’re saying is true, I am willing to invest manpower and resources to depose Night Owl."

Merchants value profit greatly; if Adrian Desmond’s claim is true, then they have a strong motivation to oust Night Owl.

Compared to Night Owl, they prefer Kiya to be Sultan.

If Kiya becomes Sultan, their interests will be secured.

Trevor Harrington and Mark also declared, "We agree as well!"

Night Owl’s recent policies have severely infringed upon their interests, if they don’t fight back, they will likely lose more.

"Adrian, tell us what to do, we’ll do whatever you say."

Adrian Desmond came to find Dan Taylor, he actually wanted to spread the news through Dan Taylor’s newspaper, but now it turned into a plan to unite and overthrow Night Owl.

Ward Penney asked, "Can you convince Kiya to come back and continue as Sultan?"

"I don’t care about that, I just want to find Sienna Johnson and return to Sileria City."

If the business in Abyanabad goes bankrupt, so be it. Abyanabad has many unforeseen events, but Sileria City offers a quiet life they enjoy, and his children love Sileria City, so Adrian plans to settle there permanently.

Therefore, whoever becomes Sultan has no relation to him.

"The rivalry between you and Night Owl ends in death, if Sienna Johnson is really in Night Owl’s hands, you should ally with us..." Ward Penney reasoned.

"Do you have a way to help me rescue Sienna Johnson?"

They were driven by profits, Adrian was driven by heart.

Ward Penney said, "Do you suspect Sienna Johnson is in the Imperial Palace?"

"Yes. Minnie helped me find out that Night Owl’s sleeping quarters house a mysterious woman, I suspect it’s Sienna Johnson."

Ward Penney said, "I have a way to check if the woman in the sleeping quarters is Sienna Johnson, but you need to convince Kiya to return as Sultan!"