The Billionaire's Heir I Never Knew Was Mine novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Complicated

Sienna swallowed at Riley’s warning.

"Thank you for reminding me, Riley."

But Riley wasn’t finished. In fact, his tone became even more serious.

"Sienna, if you marry my uncle, you’re not only dealing with the mystery surrounding Skylar’s mother."

Her grip tightened around the phone.

"You’ll also become part of the Sterling family."

A soft laugh escaped her lips despite the tension. Settling deeper into the sofa, she asked, "What’s wrong with the Sterling family?"

"You really want me to answer that?"

"Yes."

Riley let out a humorless chuckle.

"It’s complicated."

The amusement slowly disappeared from Sienna’s face as she listened.

"If you become my uncle’s wife," Riley continued, "everyone in that family will be watching you constantly. They’ll judge everything you do and everything you say. They’ll compare you to standards that are impossible to meet."

His voice hardened as he continued.

"And knowing my family, some of them won’t even try to hide it."

Sienna felt her chest tighten. The fear she had been trying to push aside slowly resurfaced. She had always known there was a huge gap between her world and Zachary’s. The difference in status, wealth, and influence had never been a secret. She had chosen not to focus on it because she trusted him. Zachary had always made her feel safe, protected, and accepted.

But now, hearing these warnings from someone who had grown up inside that family made the confidence she had been holding onto begin to crack.

"Sienna?" Riley sounded impatient now. "Why aren’t you saying anything?"

She remained silent.

"Sienna, are you there? By the way, where are you right now?"

Her fingers curled tighter around the phone.

"At home."

"Good. Stay there."

She frowned.

"What?"

"Actually, uh, no." Riley immediately corrected himself. "Let’s meet."

"Riley—"

"No, listen to me." His tone became unusually firm. "We need to talk about this in person."

Sienna opened her mouth to answer. However, at that exact moment, the bedroom door suddenly swung open.

A small head peeked inside.

"Aunty..."

Skylar stood in the doorway, rubbing his stomach dramatically. His big eyes looked completely miserable.

"I’m starving."

The tension that had filled the room instantly disappeared.

Sienna looked at the little boy standing there, and for some reason, the sight of him immediately pushed all her worries aside.

"I have to go now," she whispered quickly into the phone.

"Sienna, wait—"

"Talk to you later."

Before Riley could stop her, she ended the call.

The room fell quiet as Skylar looked up at her hopefully.

"Aunty..."

"What happened to the ice cream?" she asked.

"I finished it," Skylar answered proudly.

"And now you’re hungry again?"

"Yes."

Sienna checked her watch. It wasn’t even lunchtime yet, and he was already hungry again. She stared at him for several seconds, and almost immediately, her heart softened at the sight of his warm, innocent smile.

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