The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 571 Sadness

Willa reckoned she could not lose it in front of Chesney. She turned her head sideways to look pitifully at Julian, hoping that he could help her.

"Alright, Chessie. Don't be so naughty,” Julian said.

"I'm not being naughty, Daddy! I don’t like her at all. Hurry up and shoo her away. Or else, I’ll not talk to Daddy anymore," Chesney replied angrily.

She had a hunch that the woman was the one who put her daddy and mommy in their current condition. As long as the woman disappeared, her daddy and mommy would be together again.

"Chessie, why you don't like Aunty...”

Before Julian could finish his sentence, Willa suddenly swayed, and her face was deathly white. At the same time, she hovered her hand over her stomach as if she was reminding Julian that she was pregnant.

"Chessie, you have to apologize to Aunty," Julian said, his voice turning grave.

"What? You want me to apologize?” Chessie's eyes were filled with disbelief." Are you mad, Dad?"

It was difficult for Chesney to believe that her father, who always stood by her side regardless of the circumstances, would be so mean to her because of a bad woman.

"Apologize," Julian repeated, setting his jaw tight. He was distressed at doing this to Chesney too, but he did not have any choice.

Chesney rubbernecked between him and

Willa, then she broke into tears.

Susan could not bear to see Chesney cry. She went forward and scooped Chesney into her arms.

"Mommy, Daddy is a bad Daddy. He doesn't want Chessie anymore,” Chesney cried, her breaths were ugly, jagged hiccoughs.

"Alright, alright. Chessie is a good girl, so let's stop crying, okay?" Susan comforted her daughter again and again as her heart filled with pain.

She knew that Chesney had to face something like this in the future, but she did not expect it to come so soon.

Julian's eyes trailed along with his crying daughter, and he felt as if his chest would burst with sadness.

He did not know that the two kids would be here today, as he only saw Susan's name on the list. If he knew Chesney would be here today, he wouldn't have put his plan into motion.

Julian suppressed the bolt of pain that speared through his heart again and again as he forced himself to stand straight and tall.

After all, he had gone so far, so he must not fall short of success for lack of a final effort.

Willa was content with the outcome. As she hid away the glint of triumph in her eyes, she then talked in a slyly insincere manner. "Julian, don't be so hard on her. She's just a kid, and besides, she is a girl. Since she doesn't have the right to inherit the family business, you only need to dote on her with all your love. You can be strict and hard for all you are worth when you have a son.”

When she was talking, Willa caressed her stomach once more.

Even though she did not mention it explicitly, the crowd could tell from her gestures that she was pregnant with a baby boy.

Watching the show, the guests began to make stories in their heads again.

Susan took a deep breath.

It seemed to her that Willa was going to make her pregnancy public. Since she was so eager to make her pregnancy known to the world, Susan reckoned that she should do her a favor and give her a little help to realize her wish.

"Chessie doesn't have the right to inherit the family business? Are you saying that the family business should be passed on to the b*st*rd in your stomach?" Susan snarled furiously as she secured Chesney tightly in her arms. "I, Susan Shelby, will put the shame aside today. I have no idea when a homewrecker can come out of the shadows and show off herself in public. Likewise, I have no idea when a love child of a homewrecker can replace the kid of a legal wife. Don't forget that your baby hasn't been born yet. If I wish to, I have more than a million ways to prevent him from coming to the world. Even if he’s born in the end, as an illegitimate child, there's no way he can compete with Chessie and Luca. You can dream on, of course, but I’ll assure you that none of your dreams will come true. Try me if you dare."

Susan went all out on Willa, causing everyone, especially the women, to look at Willa contemptuously.

A homewrecker was destined to be despised and disliked. It would be the same as well even if she was Julian's other woman, not to mention that most of the women here had had their marriages destroyed to varying degrees by a homewrecker before, so naturally, all of them stood on Susan's side.

Willa looked at their contemptuous gazes and her face turned pale in anger. She turned to look at Julian, attempting to seek solace in him.

Julian just said plainly, "You’ve gone overboard, Susie."

Susan let out a snort as she turned her head away from Julian.

Even though Julian did speak up for her, Willa was not satisfied.

She knew with certainty that Julian still loved Susan deeply, and that was why he could not bring himself to blame Susan.

Since he could not bear to do it, Willa figured that she had to do something to force him. After all, he could only choose one between the baby and Susan.

A dark glint crossed Willa's eyes.

"Let’s go, Susie," Julius chimed in, "There is nothing to say to a person like this."

Susan nodded. Hugging Chessie in her embrace while holding Lucas with her another hand, Susan then walked away.

Julian kept his eyes peeled for Julius and Susan.

Willa pitched her voice low and said, * Julian, Susan seems to be very close to the man."

Julian turned around and shot her an indifferent gaze.

Willa then continued, "I just feel that they are too close. Julian, no offense, but Susan gives me a vibe that she doesn't love you as much as you love him. If she truly loves you, she wouldn't have gotten over you so soon. If it were me, I’d never fall in love with another man for the rest of my life."

Julian rolled his eyes up, but he did not say anything in return.

Willa thought Julian had gotten angry and was disappointed at Susan, and a satisfied grin crept up the corner of her lips.

Right now, she just needed one last push.

"You've been asking me to bring you to a banquet so that you can relax your mind. Now that you’re here, you can go and enjoy yourself." With those words, Julian then left Willa alone and went to talk to a few of his business partners.

Willa wanted to call him, but a voice inside of her told her not to. Without Julian by her

side, it would be easier for her to carry out her plan. As such, she didn't say anything in the end.

Everyone in the banquet despised Willa, so naturally, no one would bother to talk to her. Willa was left standing alone in the corner, but she was not flustered. She was waiting for an opportunity, a chance to push Susan into an abyss where she could never return from.

The opportunity soon came.

Willa saw Susan entrust Lucas to Julius as she led Chesney to the restroom. Her eyes glowed with joy as she followed after them.

"Mommy, what is a homewrecker? And what is the baby that you were talking about just now?" Chesney sobbed and asked while they were on their way to the restroom. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Since she could not avoid the question anymore, Susan could only answer in a prevaricate manner, "Chessie, do you still remember Mommy telling you that love will disappear as well, right? Daddy... he is having a relationship with that aunty right now. There is a baby inside the aunty's stomach."

"Is the baby Daddy's baby as well?” Chesney asked after she relapsed into silence for a long while.

Susan felt it was a little cruel for Chesney to face all of this right now, but she figured that she had to know about it eventually. As such, she nodded in the end and replied, "Yes, Chessie. That is Daddy's baby too."

Something inside of Chesney cracked.

'Daddy is going to have another baby... So Daddy doesn't want Chessie anymore?’ When Julian's strict look surfaced in Chesney's brain, another shudder of sadness rippled through her.