The Billionaire's Heir I Never Knew Was Mine novel Chapter 224

Chapter 224: Declared His Status

The tension in Zachary’s face eased immediately.

"I’m glad." He reached out his hand to help her stand, then smiled playfully. "So... my office isn’t as terrifying as you imagined?"

Sienna laughed.

She remembered refusing to visit him before because she had been nervous about meeting his employees. Now that she was actually there, she realized everyone had been too busy working to pay much attention to her.

"Not at all," she admitted with a smile. "Everyone seems busy. I don’t think anyone even noticed me."

Zachary chuckled before he said, "Oh, they noticed."

She blinked.

"They’re just pretending they didn’t out of respect," he added.

Before she could ask what he meant, he slipped an arm around her waist and gently pulled her closer.

"You look beautiful in that dress," he said, looking at her with open admiration.

A soft smile spread across her face.

"Thank goodness." She let out a relieved laugh. "I spent almost thirty minutes trying to decide what to wear. I was starting to think getting dressed for my own husband was harder than getting dressed for a hotel gala."

He smiled with amusement. "So that’s why you kept me waiting."

She gasped dramatically. "Excuse me, Mr. Sterling. I arrived exactly on time."

"You did," he admitted with a grin. "But now I know why women always say they’ll be ready in five minutes."

Sienna narrowed her eyes at him, pretending to be offended. "Oh! Mr. Sterling, careful... I can still return home and change into pajamas."

"I’ll take it back."

"You should."

"I definitely should," Zachary said with a laugh. "Because I’d rather take my gorgeous wife to dinner than explain to everyone why she showed up wearing pajamas."

She couldn’t hold back her laughter. "Good answer."

Satisfied that he had recovered from his teasing, she slipped her hand into his.

"So," she asked with a smile, "are we finally going on our date?"

"We are." Zachary gently intertwined their fingers. "Come on... My wife has already waited long enough."

Still holding hands, they walked out of the office together.

The moment they stepped onto the executive floor, several employees who had barely glanced at Sienna earlier looked up in surprise. Their calm expressions quickly changed as they noticed their usually reserved CEO walking through the office while openly holding a woman’s hand.

Sienna noticed the startled looks, but instead of feeling uncomfortable, she quietly smiled to herself. Walking beside Zachary with her fingers intertwined with his, she tried to ignore the curious stares, even though her heart beat a little faster.

Without saying a word, Zachary was telling everyone on that floor exactly what he wanted them to know.

She was his wife, and he had no intention of hiding it.

...

When Sienna thought Zachary was taking her to a fancy restaurant in the middle of the city, she soon realized she had been mistaken.

Their car gradually left the busy downtown streets behind and headed toward a neighborhood she knew very well—her old apartment area.

’Is there a fancy restaurant around here?’ she wondered as the car continued heading toward Orchid Garden. ’Why have I never heard of it?’

Curious, she glanced at Zachary. He was sitting beside her, calmly reading something on his phone, completely focused on the screen.

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