All Chapters of Mr. Sterling, Your Wife Wants the Baby, Not You: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Three months had felt impossibly long.So why drag this farce out any longer?Adrian’s gaze was glacial. He lowered his eyes, gave the file envelope in his hand a casual glance, then looked back at Claire.“All this over what happened to Avery?”Claire almost laughed.All this?He had cut into her again and again until there was nothing left but damage, and in his eyes, it amounted to this.So he had always known exactly what he was doing.He knew he was letting Sienna have her way, even when other people got hurt.He simply did not care.No one’s pain, no one’s life, would ever matter more than Sienna’s happiness.Claire wanted to tell him it was not just about this.A marriage did not collapse in a single moment. It came apart slowly, under the weight of one hurt after another, until the smallest wounds turned into something fatal.And more than that, his favoritism had nearly gotten Ellie hurt.But what did the reason matter now?This marriage had never been built to last.“You can

Martha voiced the one concern that mattered most. “But the two signed copies of the divorce agreement still exist. Chairman Sterling arranged everything himself seven years ago. Once the three months are up, they’ll still end up divorced.”Madam Sterling frowned.If Martha had not happened to notice that the file envelope contained divorce papers, things could have taken a very bad turn.She had pieced enough together to understand the situation.From the beginning, Adrian had never known the agreement had already been signed.And sooner or later, that truth was bound to surface.Something unreadable flickered in her eyes. “At the very least... one more day of peace is still peace.”Martha could not tell what the old lady was truly thinking.If she really did not want Sienna marrying into the family, there were any number of ways to stop it. So why keep Claire tied to Adrian like this?Then again, Martha thought, Claire had become this determined, but for what? What more could she poss

There was never any chance Ellie’s accident would stay hidden from Dr. Harold Kane.He came rushing over almost as soon as Claire finished the discharge paperwork. The moment he saw the bandage wrapped around the little girl’s head, the old man nearly exploded. He could not bring himself to scold Ellie for sneaking out in the first place, so all of that fury landed squarely on Claire.“Take a good look at the kind of man you chose.”By then, he already knew the whole story.And even as an outsider, he found it infuriating.Claire did not dare say a word.“For now, Ellie is staying with me and your teacher. She’s always been delicate, and after this? Fright, fever, and a head injury on top of it. She needs proper time to recover.”Claire knew better than anyone how much Dr. Kane doted on Ellie. A scrape on that child was enough to make him feel as though someone had carved into his own heart.“Okay...” Claire said softly. She had no standing to argue.By now, Dr. Kane was more or less s

Was Claire shameless, or what?Throwing herself at Adrian like that, trying to ruin the future he and Sienna were meant to have?Adrian lifted his eyes slightly. His voice was calm, level, final.“I won’t.”Two simple words.But they were enough to smooth the tension from Sienna’s face.She had known it.Adrian had been tired of Claire for a long time.There had been moments when Sienna wondered whether he and Claire still had anything resembling a real marriage.Now the answer seemed obvious. Claire was the only one still clinging to it, trying every trick she could think of to lure him back.Putting herself on display like something for sale.Cheap.“Adrian, when are you going to throw that bad woman out?” Noah suddenly asked. “Can Sienna move into your house now?”If that happened, he could live in Adrian’s huge house too. He would have a whole room full of toys, and every other kid would be jealous of him.Sienna gave him a half-scolding look. “Noah, don’t say things like that.”Bu

Nolan did not know Sienna personally, but he had seen enough of her in recent coverage and interviews to recognize the name. He lifted his glass toward Adrian.“Mr. Sterling, you’re a fortunate man. I heard Miss Cole received an international award last year?”Sienna had still been simmering from Claire’s earlier jab, but the mention of the achievement she was proudest of finally softened her expression into a smile.“I only contributed to the project,” she said modestly. “I wasn’t one of the lead researchers.”Claire could say whatever she liked. It would not change the facts. If she had that much time and energy, she would be better off finding a way to better herself instead of throwing petty little barbs.Then again, that was just like Claire. Small-minded and mean-spirited.“You’re too modest, Miss Cole,” Nolan said. “Any woman standing beside Mr. Sterling must be remarkable.”Julian had heard enough. He glanced over and said coolly, “Miss Cole certainly is. Pure as the driven sno