novelraw Chapter 413 - 414: Sixth Master Also Loves Pranks
Chapter 413 - 414: Sixth Master Also Loves Pranks
Chapter 413: Chapter 414: Sixth Master Also Loves Pranks
"Dad, you must want to ask about Madam Johnson, right? Madam Johnson hasn’t been doing well lately. She found out that Sabrina and Frederick killed you. She feels terribly guilty and blames herself deeply, because the adopted daughter she doted on since childhood killed the man she loved."
"But Madam Johnson seems to have matured a lot." For Sienna, as her daughter, to say her mother had matured was quite something; it was precisely because Pauline Briggs had previously been so impeccably well-behaved and sheltered that she hadn’t truly grown up. "Dad, you used to spoil Madam Johnson too much; that’s why she never really grew up. Actually, Madam Johnson can be very strong too."
"I’m actually quite envious of Madam Johnson. Women dare to be willful because someone indulges them. After you left, there was no one to indulge Madam Johnson, so she couldn’t afford to be willful anymore."
Dexter and Pauline’s bond had always been strong, so Sienna didn’t dwell on it. Instead, she focused on Pauline, sharing details about her life, knowing Dexter would cherish every word about the woman he loved.
When Dexter was alive, he could hold Pauline’s hand, intimately chatting about trivial matters, both their faces wearing happy smiles. Sienna was so envious back then. She wanted to grow up and marry someone just like Dexter. However, ideals are bountiful, but reality is stark. The man she found wasn’t gentle enough and had a host of flaws... But she still loved him; loved that flawed man who would still cherish her and hold her in the palm of his hand.
"Madam Johnson is now much more sensible and mature... Even Grandma praised her... Oh, Grandma’s health isn’t as good as it used to be..."
Sienna talked on and on.
The sky grew dark. The surrounding cypress trees were lush. The sun had completely set. A desolate quiet filled the cemetery, with occasional bird calls that seemed to enhance the increasingly eerie atmosphere.
Adrian Desmond walked over and saw the woman talking to herself. He put his hand on her shoulder and whispered softly, "Sienna, it’s getting dark. We should go home."
Sienna looked up and saw the man’s face in the dim light. For a moment, she felt a little dazed. Adrian Desmond helped her up and said, "It’s late. Let’s go home."
"Adrian?"
"Hmm?"
"Alright, let’s go home!" She hugged him, feeling the warmth of his embrace. After kneeling for so long, her body felt a bit cold.
"Let’s go home!"
As the two walked down the hill, Sienna looked back at the lone tombstone standing there, a bitter feeling arising in her heart.
"Don’t be sad. Your dad would be heartbroken seeing you like this."
"I don’t know what’s gotten into me lately. I’ve been crying so much..."
Sienna wiped away her tears and looked softly at Adrian Desmond. "They say a woman in love is fragile. I think it’s because I fell in love that I became so vulnerable."
"Is Mrs. Desmond blaming me?"
"Yes, I blame you."
"So, what should we do?"
"I’m going to punish you!"
Adrian Desmond raised their clasped hands and kissed the back of Sienna’s, saying, "However Mrs. Desmond wishes to punish me, I will not resist."
"Good! Then you have to carry me piggyback down the mountain!"
"How is that a punishment?"
Sienna just looked at him.
"Come on, hop on!"
Adrian Desmond smoothly crouched down. Sienna leaned onto his back. She wasn’t far along in her pregnancy, so it was fine for him to carry her like this.
As they walked down the hill, the surrounding plane trees were in full bloom. Sienna lay on Adrian Desmond’s shoulder, peppering kisses on the back of his neck and his earlobe, playfully breathing warm air near his ear.
"Stop it..." Adrian Desmond’s voice grew hoarse, and even his breathing became heavy. Sienna, like a mischievous child, giggled.
"I’ll keep going. What can you do about it?"
Sienna nibbled his earlobe. Adrian Desmond’s body tensed like a lion about to pounce, full of coiled strength. He put her down, looking at her with an intense gaze. His eyes were a little intimidating, but Sienna wasn’t scared of him; she had a little talisman in her belly.
"Don’t think I won’t dare do anything to you just because you’re pregnant!"
"Then compliment me! Say I’m the most beautiful woman in the world! And I’ll let you off." She stood with her hands behind her back, smiling at him.
Adrian Desmond looked at Sienna’s face and let out a chuckle. "Beautiful? Yes, beautiful... HAHA..."
He suddenly couldn’t stop laughing. Looking at Sienna’s baffled face, Adrian Desmond laughed until tears welled in the corners of his eyes. Sienna felt there must be something wrong with her face.
She took out her phone, using the screen as a mirror. After seeing her face, she shrieked.
"AH...!" The birds in the woods were startled by Sienna’s scream and fluttered away.
"HAHA..." Adrian Desmond could now laugh out loud freely.
Sienna was livid, pointing at him. "Adrian, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?"
"Sorry, who knew it would get worse the more I rubbed... Your face ended up looking like a little smudged kitten."
Sienna chased him, swatting at him while Adrian dodged, unable to stop laughing. Sienna was both embarrassed and upset. The man in front of her was the one she loved, so she cared. She wanted to present her most perfect side to him, but instead...
"Adrian, you scoundrel! I knew you were no good!"
Adrian just kept laughing.
Sienna’s hand started to hurt from hitting him, but the man still couldn’t stop laughing. Annoyed, she turned her back on him, unwilling to look at him anymore.
She felt utterly humiliated. Her makeup was completely ruined. It would have been one thing if Adrian hadn’t tried to wipe it, but his attempts had made it worse, like accidentally spilling ink on a white skirt—trying to wash it off with water only made the ink spread, turning a small spot into a large stain. Just moments ago, with that very face, she had asked Adrian to call her beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the world. She felt like she was going crazy.
"Hey, don’t be embarrassed. I think it looks alright," Adrian said, trying to suppress his laughter.
Sienna squatted on the ground, burying her face in her knees, feeling like she could never face anyone again.
"Come on, get up. We should go home."
"Go on without me!"
"This is a cemetery. There will be ghosts at night!" he deliberately tried to scare her.
"I’d rather run into a ghost than let any living person see my face like this!"
If only a hole would open up in the ground for her to crawl into. Sienna had never been so mortified in her entire life.
"I think you’re very pretty, even with your face like that just now."
"Adrian, could you *be* any more blind?"
"Really!"
Sienna still refused to lift her head. Adrian squatted beside her, thinking he might have taken his prank too far. "Actually, it’s already dark now, so no one can really see."
Sienna didn’t say anything. Adrian nudged her. "It really looks fine. Besides, I’m the only one who saw. I won’t tell anyone."