Pregnant Cultivator, Doted by Big Boss-Chapter 86 - 84: The Exalted One Returns, the Madam Has Already Left (Part 1)
Celeste watched them talk.
Young Aaron Sinclair, who had been in his grandfather’s arms the whole time, waved his little hands. "Mommy’s the best! My mommy is the best in the whole world!"
Hearing his sweet, childish voice,
Celeste Grant couldn’t help but laugh.
"Aren’t you the sweet talker."
She reached out and gently squeezed her son’s cheek.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant had many questions, but they knew not to press the issue just yet.
They glanced around the courtyard but saw no one else.
’Their daughter already has a child... so who is the father? Did he come with them?’
With this in mind, Mr. Grant asked, "Who is the boy’s father? Did he come with you?"
Hearing the question, Nerida’s heart went cold.
’It’s over, it’s all over.’
’The Exalted One...’
’You’ve blown it.’
’You’ve already made such a terrible first impression on her parents. How are you ever going to win her over now?’
She quickly stepped forward to speak on Javier Sinclair’s behalf. "Mr. Grant, The Exalted One was called away on urgent business and couldn’t return with the Madam. Please forgive his absence. I accompanied her back first, but The Exalted One will follow later."
’If he doesn’t show up, I swear I’ll shove his head in a toilet. All that power and for what?’
Celeste Grant chuckled softly. She thought Nerida was such a worrier, always trying to put in a good word for Javier Sinclair.
With that, she chimed in, "That’s right, Aaron’s father had some business to attend to, so he couldn’t come back with me. You’ll meet him eventually."
’Given their situation, a meeting was inevitable. After all, she was Javier Sinclair’s wife in name, and she had his child. There was no getting around it.’
Mr. and Mrs. Grant said, "That’s perfectly fine. Everyone has urgent matters to attend to. It’s not a problem, as long as he comes eventually." ’As long as he wasn’t some scoundrel who would abandon his family, and as long as he treated their daughter well, they could accept him.’
"Dad, Mom, let’s go inside. I made you all some delicious food."
"Nerida, come join us."
"Coming, Madam."
As Nerida looked at the table laden with food, she suddenly felt hungry. Ever since she began her Cultivation, she’d long since stopped feeling hunger, but... this all looked incredibly delicious.
"Well then, don’t mind if I do."
"That’s the idea! Please, eat as much as you like, Nerida."
"Madam, let me get you a bowl of rice."
"Yes, thank you."
「At the dinner table.」
The family sat together.
While they were eating,
Celeste Grant asked,
"So, Mom, what do you think of my cooking? Have I improved at all?"
"Yes, yes, it’s delicious."
"This braised pork, especially. It’s rich without being greasy, and it just melts in your mouth. So good."
"Please, have some more."
’She’d been gone for so long.’
’It felt so good to finally be able to sit and have a simple meal with her parents again.’
Celeste Grant’s father was Gene Grant, and her mother was Daisy Thorne. Both were rather common names.
Her parents looked the same as they had two years ago. Since they were both Cultivators, they hadn’t aged, still appearing to be in their thirties and looking quite young.
’Come to think of it, Javier Sinclair was several hundred years older than them.’
’Hahahaha.’
’Oh well.’
’This was the Cultivation World. As long as your Cultivation was high enough, age was just a number.’
That evening, Nerida took young Aaron Sinclair out to play, wanting to give Celeste and her parents some private family time.
「In the courtyard.」
Celeste Grant sat with her parents at the stone table.
They listened as Celeste told them what had happened over the past two years.
When they heard Celeste explain that it was Jocelyn Grant who had tried to harm her—having her abducted, taken to a remote place, and thrown to Evil Cultivators who nearly assaulted her—Mr. and Mrs. Grant clutched their chests in fury.
"Damn her! How could she? Honestly, how did our family ever wrong her that she would treat my daughter this way?"
"This is all your fault!" Mrs. Grant snapped at her husband. "I told you we shouldn’t take her in, but you insisted! Well, look what happened! We raised an enemy, a treacherous viper! She’s nothing but an ungrateful viper we warmed in our bosom!"
Tears streamed down Mr. Grant’s face.
"It is my fault. I nearly got my own daughter killed. That wretched girl... how could she be so vicious? I took pity on her because she was an orphan and raised her as our own. Did we ever deny her food or clothing? And yet she came to hate us this much! I once nearly died hunting Demonic Beasts just so I could buy Defensive Magical Robes for both of them! Tell me, how have I ever wronged her?"
’It’s true what they say... if they aren’t your own flesh and blood, you can never truly raise them as your own.’
’Yes, he admitted, he might have neglected her feelings at times. Of course, he loved his own daughter more. It’s only natural for parents to favor their own children; he didn’t think there was anything wrong with that. Was he supposed to love another’s child more than his own?’
But Gene Grant had never imagined it would bring such a catastrophe down upon his daughter.
Seeing her parents so heartbroken, Celeste Grant comforted them.
"Dad, Mom, I only told you because you deserved to know the truth. From now on, if you see Jocelyn Grant, you must be careful so she can’t harm you. Please, stop crying. It hurts me to see you like this. Besides, look at me. I’m perfectly fine now, aren’t I?"
Mrs. Grant took hold of her daughter’s hands.
"Oh, my poor girl, you’ve suffered so much. What happened next?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
"I wasn’t assaulted by the Evil Cultivators," Celeste Grant explained simply, "but I was drugged with some sort of... foul substance. I ended up... with the male Cultivator who saved me. And that’s how Aaron came to be."
"Mom, please don’t worry. I’m doing very well now. Aaron’s father, Javier Sinclair, found a Blood Litchi for me. After I ate it, I awakened my Spirit Root and started my Cultivation journey."
"He treats me and Aaron very well. He’s especially good to Aaron."
To keep her parents from worrying,
Celeste Grant made sure to paint Javier Sinclair in a good light.
’Of course, what she was saying was also true. Ever since she’d found Javier Sinclair, despite his ferocious reputation as a Demon Cultivator, he had never done anything to harm her or their son.’
’So she was just stating the facts.’
Her mother looked at her.
"So you’re living together? Do you like him? Or are you only together for the child’s sake?"
They only wanted their daughter to live a life of peace and happiness.
Celeste Grant froze.
Her face flushed. ’How can she ask a question like that?’
"He’s... a good person. I don’t dislike him."
As they say, a mother knows her daughter best. Seeing the look on Celeste’s face, her mother knew all she needed to.
"Your father and I have no objections, as long as you’re happy."
"Oh, you silly girl. You should have just come home when you found out you were pregnant. Did you think your father and I would have blamed you?"
Celeste said, "I was afraid Jocelyn Grant would come after you."
Just the mention of Jocelyn Grant’s name now made Mr. and Mrs. Grant see red. "That damn viper! I won’t let her get away with this!"
Celeste, however, shook her head.
"Dad, Mom, Jocelyn Grant is already at the late-stage of Foundation Establishment. By now, she might have even reached the Golden Core Stage. You must be extremely careful if you ever encounter her. I’ll give you some life-saving talismans to protect yourselves."
Her parents were shocked.
"What? She’s that powerful already?"
Celeste Grant nodded.
"Yes, she seems to be blessed by some unusual fortune. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. She won’t be able to cause much trouble."
Celeste Grant sneered inwardly.
’From now on, I will be the stumbling block on her path of Cultivation.’
’I will wear her fortune down to nothing.’
’Destiny can be changed.’
’Take Jocelyn Grant’s nine Taoist Companions, for example. One is already dead, and that other one, the gimp, is probably next.’
