The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress-Chapter 495 - 496: My Wife, I Will Support You

Recently, the Johnson Family had been shrouded in gloom, with misfortunes happening one after another. Now that everything was finally settled, they needed a proper celebration to sweep away the bad luck.

It happened to be Pauline Briggs’ birthday. She had been feeling down lately, so Sienna Johnson, who had always been low-key and thrifty, decided to splurge for once and throw a lavish birthday party for her to lift her spirits.

"Hmm, it’s up to you." Adrian Desmond didn’t really care about such things.

The couple slowly descended the mountain. The light had grown dim. Surrounded by lush trees and no sign of human presence, the air held a hint of eeriness.

Sienna wasn’t afraid at all, because this man was by her side.

"Adrian, thank you for everything. I don’t know if I could have endured without you..." Sienna tightly held Adrian’s hand, her heart filled with gratitude for him.

Adrian replied, "Even without me, you could have endured it alone." He believed in her strength.

Sienna turned to look at him and smiled gently. Her eyes were filled with deep affection, warming Adrian’s heart. However, upon seeing her pregnant belly, his ardor cooled.

"When we return to Abyanabad, I’d like to visit Unnamed Island... I also want to see the pirates in Kalare. I heard they are ruthless? Kiya said you have a good relationship with the pirates there? Are they under your command?"

"Don’t listen to that old man’s nonsense; I have no relationship with them." Adrian’s expression darkened slightly.

If Sienna knew the leader of the Kalare pirates was a woman, would she still want him to have a good relationship with them?

"Are there really pirates in Kalare?"

"Yes, there are."

"Have you encountered them?"

"Yes, I have, and we even fought."

Sienna laughed. "Who won?"

An arrogant expression settled on Adrian’s face. "Do you even need to ask? Of course, I, the Sixth Master, won. Don’t ask such foolish questions again."

"Sixth Master, you’re so mighty!"

"When are you coming back to Abyanabad with me?"

"Good things take time; be patient. Once I finish handling things here, I’ll naturally return with you."

"When will you be done?"

"As soon as possible!"

Adrian frowned and said discontentedly, "Why do I feel like you’re brushing me off? Do you genuinely want to return to Abyanabad with me?"

"Absolutely, more genuine than a diamond."

「At the Johnson family home,」

Everyone gathered to discuss the preparations for Pauline’s birthday party. The family was overjoyed, their faces filled with smiles.

"...I want a ten-layer cake with different flavors for each layer... And lots of candies since I’ll be inviting my classmates to the party..." Curly piped up with her requests.

Pauline felt a bit embarrassed and said, "There’s no need for such a grand event. Just a family dinner will do."

The old lady declared, "It must be grand! Absolutely grand! Our Johnson family has had a string of misfortunes recently. Let’s take this birthday banquet as an opportunity for a grand celebration, hoping our family’s luck will turn and good fortune will follow from now on."

Sienna chimed in, "That’s what I was thinking too. We haven’t had a lively event in the Johnson family for a long time. Grandma’s health has improved so much too. You see, good things are happening more and more for our Johnson family. Grandma, don’t you think so?"

"Yes, Sienna is right."

As Pauline rarely had strong opinions of her own, she agreed when she heard her mother-in-law and daughter say so.

Samara asked, "Sister, do you want to have an Orienta style birthday party or a Western style one?"

Sienna said, "Let’s go with Western-style." Considering the status of the guests we’ll be inviting, a Western-style party would be more appropriate, she mused. Then she continued aloud, "And how about we also hold a charity auction? All the proceeds can be donated to the Angel Investment Fund to help children who are ill but can’t afford treatment due to poverty." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The old lady’s eyes brightened. "That’s a great idea."

Samara and Curly were still children at heart; they didn’t care about such things. All they cared about was whether their dresses would be pretty.

Samara said, "Mom, Curly and I have grown taller this year. We need new evening gowns, or we won’t have anything to wear that day."

"Right, we have nothing to wear," Curly added with mock seriousness, her eyes bright.

Sienna laughed. "You little rascal, if you don’t have clothes, then you can just go naked."

Curly glared at her mother. "If you don’t have clothes made for me, I really will go around naked! And I’ll wear a mask that says, ’I am Sienna Johnson’s daughter!’ Then you’ll be the one embarrassed, not me!"

Sienna laughed, "You’re too much!"

Adrian looked at his daughter with a doting expression. "Daddy will have evening gowns made for you. How many do you want? Daddy will have as many made as you like."

"Three! I like red, and I also like pink. Oh, and one black one!"

"Alright."

"My little auntie also wants three!"

"Alright."

Samara shyly said, "Brother-in-law, you don’t need to go to such expense. Mom can make them for me..." Samara lowered her voice and told Adrian, "Madam Johnson is very rich."

Pauline feigned distress. "You little rascal, already eyeing my money at your age!"

"Since you can’t spend it all anyway, why not let us help you spend some? You’re so stingy, Mom," Samara said playfully.

"Alright, alright. My money is all yours anyway."

Pauline looked at Sienna. "Sienna, you should have a few made as well. You’re pregnant, and your old dresses definitely won’t fit your waist anymore."

"If I have new ones made, I’ll only be able to wear them once while I’m like this. I’ll just have my old gowns altered," Sienna replied pragmatically.

Though she was now the head of a large corporation, she couldn’t change her thrifty habits. She wasn’t stingy; she just felt some expenses were unnecessary if they could be avoided. Since she was pregnant now, a beautiful new gown could only be worn once, so why waste the money?

The old lady said, "How can you not wear them again?"

"Grandma, I’m pregnant, my belly is getting bigger and bigger, so of course I’d only wear it once."

"It’s not like this is your only child. You’ll have more in the future! So have some made. They can be your maternity wear. This girl is such a penny-pincher! Don’t charge the dressmaking to her account; if you do, she’ll go buy me some cheap street-stall clothes again. Just put it on my tab..." the old lady said.

Adrian said, "Grandma, there’s no need for you to pay. I have money." He would provide for his own wife.

"Then how about the three of us each have a dress made for Sienna?" Pauline suggested.

"Good idea."

"I’m pregnant! One new dress is enough; I can’t wear more than that even if you make them." But no one paid any attention to Sienna’s opinion.

The old lady sighed. "This time, I truly feel that there’s strength in numbers when it comes to family. Our Johnson family’s main weakness is our small number of descendants. Sienna, Adrian, you two must work hard to help both the Johnson and Desmond families flourish with many descendants, so our families can truly prosper."