Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband

Chapter 1543: You Should Leave

Celeste Linden furrowed her delicate brows, "I don’t know, I’m feeling a bit unwell."

Ethan Barnes reached out and carried her horizontally, laying her down on a pile of straw, his large hand resting on her slightly rounded belly, gently rubbing it a few times.

His palm was large, covering her slightly protruding belly, and at this moment he truly felt the presence of this little life, gaining a deeper understanding that this was his child, Ethan Barnes’ child.

However, he hadn’t protected this child well.

Ethan looked at the pale-faced Celeste, his lips moved slightly, "Are you secretly blaming me?"

Celeste Linden, "What?"

"I rescued Carlotta first, putting you in danger. If it were someone else, without your calmness, without your courage, without your bravery, maybe an accident would have happened a long time ago."

In his impression, her body was always very fragile, but beneath her delicate appearance lay great energy. This time she performed excellently, standing her ground in a dangerous predicament and kindly rescuing Carlotta. No other woman could have done better than her.

Throughout the journey, he kept thinking, what would he do if anything happened to her?

If she had moved a little slower, if she had been less lucky during the pregnancy, if... there were many ’ifs’, so his heart was constantly trembling along the way.

Celeste Linden understood what he was referring to, she curled her lips slightly, "Did they say something to you? That I thought you would come to save me? I said that to keep them calm. I knew you would definitely go to save Carlotta."

"Ethan, I know you, and I know you can’t betray Carlotta’s feelings for you over the years. Carlotta has nothing now, you can’t let her lose you again, you also know the responsibility on your shoulders, Carlotta is your responsibility. So, you don’t need to say anything alone to me, I understand it all."

Her simple words "I understand it all" blocked all his thousand words; she understood what Carlotta didn’t, but she didn’t fight nor argue, isn’t it because she doesn’t care?

A normal woman, seeing her man rescue someone else in a moment of crisis, would surely cry and cause a fuss, but she remained calm, without a word of complaint. In the end, she still doesn’t like him.

Seeing Ethan remain silent, Celeste Linden continued, "Are you feeling guilty towards me because of this child? There’s no need, I’m used to it; it’s not the first time I’ve taken a bullet for you."

Celeste Linden was speaking the truth. Last time, when the villain took her away, he didn’t even blink, using her as bait, without a care for her life.

These words deeply pierced Ethan’s heart; their relationship was so unbearable.

They had neither a beautiful beginning nor a beautiful process. Coming to this point was all due to his own actions.

Yet, he had already fallen in love with her.

Deeply in love.

Ethan looked at her, and said, "Celeste Linden, you should leave."

What?

Celeste Linden stiffened, looking at him with utmost confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

"Haven’t you always wanted to leave me? Alright, I agree, I’ll let you go."

"Celeste Linden, this time I’m the one letting you go, so you can live openly and freely. Even if we meet on the street someday, I’ll pretend not to know you."