The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress

Chapter 1056: Chapter 1000: Love Rivals Face to Face

"You’re really not burning me alive?"

Adrian Desmond kissed her forehead and said, "If I burn you alive, your mom would kill me!"

The immediate danger was gone, and Curly smiled through her tears, tightly hugging her father’s neck, "Daddy, I’m scared."

"Daddy is always here with you, what are you afraid of?"

"I’m afraid I’ll die."

"Daddy won’t let you die!"

Only then did Curly completely relax. Snuggling in her father’s embrace, she asked, "Daddy, you holding me like this, I won’t infect you, right?"

"Daddy is wearing a mask."

Curly glanced up at her father, whose mouth and nose were covered by a mask, and felt less scared, "Daddy, I want to sleep."

"Sleep."

"You have to hold me the whole time," Curly said coyly.

"Okay."

...

Seargan,

Afraid of being followed, Adrian Desmond took several routes, ended up taking a lot of detours, and only then secretly slipped into Seargan, arriving at the Laboratory of Kenneth Brown Farmaceutical Factory.

Maddox Brown had already arrived, having reviewed Reggie Dewey’s experimental data. As soon as Curly arrived, blood was immediately drawn from her for research.

"Can’t you draw a little less?" Adrian said, feeling heartbroken.

Such a small child, and already three large tubes of blood had been drawn from her.

"This might still not be enough."

Curly bravely said, "It’s okay, take it, I’m not scared!"

Curly knew that if they couldn’t develop the antibodies for the virus, she would die. Lying in the hospital for so long, she deeply understood what death meant.

Death is disappearance, and never seeing her dad, mom, and brother again.

"What a brave girl."

Heather Logan, standing to the side with a mask and protective gear, looked lovingly at Curly.

"Curly must be a brave good child."

Adrian looked at his daughter, her trembling little hand placed behind her, sighed, and held her in his arms, lightly stroking her stiff back.

She was scared too.

...

That evening, when Kenneth Brown learned that Curly had arrived, he personally cooked for her and brought the meal over. Having acted as "Father Kenneth" to Curly for so long, he knew her preferences inside out.

Hearing Curly calling out "Father Kenneth" at every turn, Adrian was really feeling bitter.

"Father Kenneth, the food you made is so good."

Curly really liked the Potato Stewed Beef, eating several pieces. If not for considering Curly, Adrian really wanted to dump the plate of Potato Stewed Beef over his head.

Look at that obsequious grin, truly disgusting.

"Curly, you’re a patient right now, you can’t eat so much oily food, come have the porridge Daddy made for you."

Curly, who can’t live without meat, immediately pouted when asked to drink plain porridge.

"I’m not hungry."

Adrian: ...

"The beef, I’ve boiled it several times to filter out the oil, a little bit won’t hurt her."

Kenneth Brown slipped a piece of beef into Curly’s mouth, and she beamed, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster, munching on the beef.

Adrian’s face darkened.

"George, you try some too, Father Kenneth’s stewed beef is really good."

Curly put a piece of beef into George’s mouth. George was caught off guard and held the beef in his mouth, forgetting to chew. To know that Curly was protective of her food, if someone tried to take meat from her bowl, they were asking for trouble.

"Is it good?"

"Good." George swallowed without even chewing, he didn’t taste anything.

"Let me give you another piece." Curly saw he liked it and gave him another piece, George was overjoyed, "No need, you eat it yourself."

"Alright, two pieces for you, the rest are mine."

Such bullying, any other kid would have been upset, but for George, he didn’t mind at all. Curly giving him meat, and twice at that, was already a delight.

"Curly, like to eat, next time Father Kenneth will make it for you, okay?"

"Okay."

Adrian said, "If you like it, Daddy can make it for you too."

"But your cooking isn’t as good as Father Kenneth’s." Curly naively said.

Adrian was hurt, Adrian felt like his heart had been shattered into a thousand pieces.

"Then Father Kenneth will make it for you."

"I want Potato Stewed Beef again tomorrow!"

"Let’s change it up, tomorrow we’ll make something sweet for you, alright? With extra candied dates."

Curly, not unlike other girls, loved sweets, "Yeah, yeah, I love it."

As an Abyanabad native, Adrian didn’t even know what "something sweet" was. The culinary culture of Orienta was vast, so many dishes were new to him.

"It’s getting late, Curly needs to rest, you should leave." Adrian issued a subtle dismissal.

Kenneth looked at his daughter, reluctantly saying, "Rest well, Father Kenneth will see you again tomorrow."

"Okay." Curly nodded vigorously, her eyes crinkled with laughter as she looked at Kenneth.

Adrian grabbed Kenneth’s arm, rudely pushing him out, this bothersome fellow.

Kenneth had long sensed his hostility, bitterly smiling, "You’ve already married Sienna, obtained everything I once dreamed of, don’t you even want me to see Curly?"

"Sienna Johnson! Sienna, is not someone you can call!" Adrian commanded.

"I’ll see Curly tomorrow!"

Adrian told the bodyguards, "You all listen up, if this man comes again, do not let him into Curly’s ward!"

"Yes!"

"You’re going too far!" Kenneth said angrily.

Adrian looked up and down at the man before him. If he had been a few days late in finding Sienna, this man would have become Sienna’s husband. Thinking about that possibility made Adrian want to tear him to pieces.

"Going too far? You should be grateful; I’m a lot kinder than before, or you wouldn’t be standing here in one piece!"

"..."

"Stay away from my woman and child! This is a warning!"

"Sienna Johnson and I may not be able to be husband and wife, but we’re still good friends! This factory was established with her help originally. She supported me a lot during the startup phase. She’s a good person, you have no right to stop us from communicating."

Adrian’s dark eyes, as deep as the ocean, he smiled coldly and charmingly, "...you’re still unmarried, don’t even have a woman to fulfill your needs. Who are you waiting for? Don’t think I don’t know what you’re contemplating."

"..."

"Kenneth, stop dreaming, you’ll never get her!"

"..."

"And..." Adrian’s gaze drifted to a particular sensitive area on the man’s body, continuing, "A man’s organ, if unused, at a certain age becomes useless. You Orienta men are so useless, a few more years and that will malfunction..."

Kenneth puckered his lips, staring at the man before him. This man, handsome in appearance, carried an air of condescension with his every gesture, as if speaking to you was an immense favor.