The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress-Chapter 696 - 737: Soldiers Surround Desmond Manor
Sienna Johnson walked into the ultrasound room, lay down on the bed, and Adrian Desmond sat beside her, holding her hand, his expression somewhat tense.
"Donβt be scared!" Adrian reassured her.
"Iβm not scared. If anything, you should be the one." ππ³π¦ππ€ππ£π―β΄π·π¦π.πππ
"Nonsense, what would I be scared of?" he said softly.
She felt the cold liquid spread over her lower abdomen. To her left was a 32-inch computer screen. She tilted her head; the first image was the babyβs head.
In domestic ultrasounds, the screen faces away from the expectant mother, for fear she might see the childβs gender. As a result, the father accompanying the mother into the ultrasound room simply doesnβt happen.
During domestic ultrasounds, doctors often give the impression that youβre desperate to know the childβs gender. They seem to assume that if itβs a girl, youβll abort the child, which is a very uncomfortable thought.
In reality, many parents simply want to know their childβs gender early on and have no other intentions.
In this respect, Abyanabad was more humane.
Although she had just said she wasnβt nervous, Sienna still felt a little tense. However, with Adrian holding her hand and accompanying her, she wasnβt nervous at all.
"Adrian, do you see the baby?"
She could see very clearly. The babyβs eyes were closed, its nose and mouth fully visible. Sienna was somewhat excited. "Why does the baby look like you again?"
"Itβs so blurry. How can you even tell who it looks like?" Adrian laughed.
"Of course! The nose looks like you, and so does the face shape..."
"What else?"
"Shh, please donβt talk. Iβm listening to the babyβs heartbeat," the doctor said, motioning them to be quiet.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and fell silent in perfect understanding.
After the doctor froze the image and took measurements, another doctor recorded the examination data. Sienna watched as the little face on the screen moved.
The doctor smiled. "Your baby is so cute, already making funny faces at such a young age."
Adrian said, leaving everyone speechless, "Of course. Just look whose son it is!"
Sienna felt embarrassed for Sixth Master. Canβt we be a little more low-key?
"Stop talking!" Sienna was genuinely afraid heβd say something else shocking.
"Okay."
Sienna listened to the sounds of the equipment nearby. One doctor was responsible for screening, while another recorded data on a computer. Unable to understand the data they were discussing, Sienna quietly asked,
"Excuse me, is my baby alright?"
"Donβt worry, the baby is doing very well. The umbilical cord is wrapped around the babyβs neck twice. Currently, thereβs plenty of space for the baby to move inside the motherβs body, so it can unwrap at any time. It will be fine as long as the cord isnβt around its neck when the baby is older and has less room to move."
"What if itβs still wrapped around the neck when itβs time to give birth?"
When Sienna was pregnant with her first child, Curly, she hadnβt had many check-ups in the later stages and hadnβt paid much attention to whether the umbilical cord was wrapped around Curlyβs neck.
"If itβs still like this before labor, we will recommend a cesarean section. Thereβs no problem at the moment, so donβt be nervous."
Sienna relaxed as soon as she heard the doctorβs words.
"Would you like to take a baby photo?" the doctor asked.
"Yes!"
After a series of examinations, two hours had passed. Sienna held the babyβs photo, discussing with Adrian who the baby resembled.
In reality, to Adrian, it was just a blurry lump. He couldnβt even tell which part was his sonβs hand and which was his sonβs foot.
"...The eye slits are so long. Itβs obviously going to have big eyes... Adrian, do you think our sonβs eyes will look more like you or me...?"
After waiting for a while, the man beside her didnβt respond; instead, he stopped walking.
"Adrian?"
Sienna looked at the man beside her, only to see Adrian staring intently at a TV screen, completely absorbed.
The Abyanabad Explorer Channel was rebroadcasting the Prince of Abyanabadβs grand wedding.
Adrian had known for a while that Kiya would marry the Princess of Pelindi, so he wasnβt too surprised. What shocked him was the scandal that had erupted during the press conference.
Paige Desmond cheating? Dylan not being Kiyaβs biological child? What bastard spread such rumors?
"Kiya is marrying the Princess of Pelindi?"
Due to Night Owlβs incident, Sienna had been staying on the island with limited access to information, so she didnβt know about the engagement between Kiya and the Princess of Pelindi.
She never imagined Kiya would actually marry the Princess of Pelindi.
"Adrian, did you know Kiya is marrying the Princess of Pelindi? Is it true or false?" Sienna couldnβt believe her eyes as she watched the video.
That time, in the car, Kiya had appeared so passionately in love with Paige that even Sienna had believed in his feelings for her.
Yet, this same man had turned around and gotten engaged to the Princess of Pelindi.
Adrianβs face darkened like the night. "I knew. I just didnβt expect someone to frame Paige!"
Adrian trusted his sisterβs character. Even if there was hard evidence like a video, he would never believe his sister would do such a morally corrupt thing.
Someone must be trying to frame Paige. If itβs Kiya, the Queen, or anyone else, I wonβt let them off!
Sienna scoffed. "Kiya... I was truly wrong about him. When he shamelessly pestered us back then, I even thought of helping him. I never imagined he was this kind of person!"
"..."
"Whatβs the use of such a hypocritical, promiscuous man whoβs never satisfied with what he has? Good riddance!" Sienna raised both hands, fully supporting Paige Desmondβs separation from Kiya. Any thought sheβd had of trying to reconcile Paige and Kiya completely vanished.
"..."
"Letβs go. We should head back early and cheer Paige up. There are plenty of fish in the sea; itβs best to get rid of that kind of man quickly. Once this busy period is over, Iβll arrange some blind dates for Paige and help her find someone much better than Kiya!" Sienna said.
"Letβs go." Adrian withdrew his gaze, his hand on Siennaβs waist, and led her out of the hospital.
They had come to the hospital in high spirits for the check-up and had even taken photos of the baby. Both were overjoyed, but Kiya had now completely ruined their mood.
"Sixth Master, are we going back to the island now?" Walter Klein asked.
"No, letβs go to Desmond Manor first."
"Alright."
As the car drove towards Desmond Manor, Walter Klein called the housekeeper, Adolph Desmond, to prepare lunch ahead of time. However, he learned from Adolph that soldiers had surrounded the Desmond family residence.
"Why would they surround the Desmond family home?" Walter Klein asked, puzzled.
"Itβs His Royal Highness; heβs looking for the Princess Consort. Right now, our people have to go through strict checks to leave. Please tell Sixth Master that since Madam is pregnant, itβs best they donβt come back for now."
"I understand."
After hanging up, Walter Klein relayed the news he learned from Adolph Desmond to Adrian, who was also taken aback.
"Desmond Manor is really surrounded?" Sienna asked.
"Yes, Madam!"
Sienna asked Adrian, "What on earth does Kiya want to do?"
"Who cares what he wants to do!"
