My Unborn Baby Chose My Husband for Me novel Chapter 227

Seraphina pursed her lips, continuing her train of thought. "She isn't backing Sebastian to help his company recover. She's doing it to give him enough ammo to keep coming after me. She couldn't care less if the Sullivans go bankrupt. All she cares about is whether they can be a thorn in my side. Therefore—"

Meeting his eyes with unwavering certainty, she finished, "Her support isn't unconditional, and it's definitely not a long-term play. The second Sebastian stops being useful to her, she'll drop him without a second thought."

She had always known Melody harbored an intense hostility toward her.

But she genuinely hadn't expected the woman to stoop low enough to join forces with Sebastian just to take her down.

Lucian stared at her, letting the silence stretch before finally speaking.

"You're much sharper than she is."

She blinked in surprise. "What?"

"Melody." His voice was incredibly level. "She thinks she's a master manipulator, but every single move she makes is already playing right into your hands."

She batted her eyelashes playfully. "Is Mr. Langford actually paying me a compliment?"

He didn't dignify that with an answer. Instead, he stood up and grabbed the folder from the coffee table. "I'm heading to the study. Get some rest."

He took two steps before pausing to look over his shoulder.

"Finish your milk."

She looked down at her half-empty mug, then back at his retreating figure as a slow, warm smile spread across her face.

Mommy, Daddy is such a nag, Little Bean complained.

This time, she couldn't disagree. She simply picked up her mug and drained the rest of the milk.

After rinsing it out in the sink, she headed to the master bedroom.

Lying in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to drift off.

Little Bean had finally settled down, only occasionally shifting around or nudging her with a tiny foot.

Giving up on sleep, she grabbed her phone to scroll through the news.

The urban development story was still trending, and the comment sections were an absolute madhouse.

Some praised Lucian's ruthless business acumen, others swore he had insider trading intel, and a few even speculated he had a secret genius advising him.

Reading that last theory brought a self-deprecating smirk to her lips.

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