The Billionaire's Heir I Never Knew Was Mine novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Officially Mrs. Sterling!

Sienna wasn’t even sure why she wanted to cry. Perhaps it was a relief. Perhaps it was gratitude. Or perhaps she was simply overwhelmed by how dramatically her life had changed in such a short time.

"Zach..." she murmured softly.

"Yes?"

Zachary immediately noticed the change in her expression. Tilting his head slightly, he looked at her more carefully, and the moment he saw the redness gathering in her eyes, his smile disappeared.

"What’s wrong, Sienna?" he asked with concern. "Why are you crying?"

"I’m fine."

She smiled and shook her head, hoping to reassure him, but the moisture gathering in her eyes betrayed her.

Seeing her force a smile only made Zachary more worried.

"Sienna..."

"I’m really fine," she said softly before taking a deep breath. "I just feel like this is all too overwhelming for me."

Her fingers tightened around his hand.

"You probably don’t know this, but I’ve spent years worrying about debt. Every month, I had to think about payments, loans, and whether I could keep everything under control. There were days when I couldn’t sleep because I was scared of what would happen if I failed..."

Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.

"So when I suddenly see all of this..." She glanced at the documents resting inside his briefcase before looking back at him. "It’s hard for me to believe it’s real. A part of me keeps thinking that I’ll wake up and discover this was only a dream."

The concern in Zachary’s eyes slowly softened.

Without saying anything immediately, he reached over and gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear before cupping her cheek.

"Sienna," he said quietly, "look at me."

She lifted her gaze.

"This isn’t a dream."

His thumb lightly stroked her cheek as he continued looking into her eyes.

"You don’t have to worry about those debts anymore. You don’t have to carry those burdens alone anymore, either."

The warmth in his voice made her throat tighten.

"From today onward, whatever happens in your life happens to both of us. Your worries are my worries. Your problems are my problems. That’s what it means to become husband and wife."

A tear finally slipped down her cheek despite her efforts to hold it back.

Zachary immediately wiped it away.

"So don’t be afraid," he whispered. "You have me now."

The tenderness in his voice finally broke through the last of her defenses, and although she tried to smile through her tears, her heart felt fuller than it ever had before.

"Thank—"

Sienna stopped herself midway through her words. She had been about to thank him again, but she immediately remembered how much Zachary disliked hearing those words from her whenever he did something for her.

A soft smile appeared on her lips.

"I love you, Zach."

The effect of those four words was immediate.

Zachary’s smile widened, and the happiness in his eyes became impossible to hide. For a man who was usually so composed and controlled, he suddenly looked genuinely pleased, as though hearing those words from her was worth more than everything else that had happened that morning.

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