thefictionvixens Chapter 583 - 554 Years Ago
Chapter 583 - 554 Years Ago
They didn’t stay overnight at the old house that day; they used the excuse that Sienna Thornton wasn’t feeling well, and returned to Melinda Linton’s place after dinner.On the way to The Springs Residences, Sienna, who had been holding back all day, couldn’t help but complain, "It’s not good to scare Grandpa like that. What if he gets too worried and it affects his health?"
Simon Forrester laughed indifferently, "Well, you’re wrong about the old man. When he heard that this baby is a girl, he quickly went for a nap after lunch instead of his usual birdwatching. Do you know why?"
"Too heartbroken?"
Simon burst into laughter, "He’s preserving his health so he can live to see the moment his great-grandson is born. Don’t worry; he’ll be perfectly fine until we have a son."
Sienna couldn’t agree, "You shouldn’t deceive the elderly! We don’t even know the baby’s gender yet."
"It’s for him to prepare mentally early; otherwise, it might affect his health if he’s too disappointed later."
Sienna shook her head, speechless.
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Two days later, the New Year holiday ended, and Sienna returned to work at the Treaty and Law Department.
Anyone who has experienced morning sickness knows that once you throw up the first time, it won’t stop for three months. The nausea will only become more frequent, and some expectant mothers continue vomiting until delivery.
Sienna was two months pregnant at this point, which was the peak time for her nausea. Not only did she vomit, but she couldn’t eat; even getting close to the cafeteria at work made her rush back to the bathroom to vomit.
In this way, everyone at the office, including her colleagues and subordinates, knew she was pregnant. Besides congratulations, many enthusiastic female colleagues who already had children shared their anti-nausea recipes with her.
She jotted them all down, took them home to show Simon, and he started making lunch for her according to these recipes. He got up an hour earlier each morning to shop for fresh ingredients at the nearby supermarket, prepared the food, and packed it in a thermal container for her to take to work.
After trying all the dishes from the list, Sienna felt most comfortable eating congee with soy sauce and pan-fried trout; it not only stopped the vomiting but also allowed her to eat quite a lot. Simon then started experimenting by buying different wild fish and using similar methods to prepare her lunch every day with varied recipes.
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In 2023, the Spring Festival came early; January 21st was New Year’s Eve. The Forrester Group had already halted operations a week before New Year’s Eve, and Simon was busy with the preparations for the festival. Sienna followed her usual routine and worked until the day before New Year’s Eve.
The old house had called Sienna a week before New Year’s Eve, saying that this year would be their first New Year as a married couple, and it was auspicious to stay at the old house for a few days starting from New Year’s Eve. Sienna didn’t know where this saying came from, but since the elders had spoken, she agreed.
She and Simon planned to spend the night before New Year’s Eve at Melinda’s, and then head to the old house in the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. Simon agreed.
But two days before New Year’s Eve, a late-night call from California disrupted all these plans.
When with Sienna, Simon usually put his phone on silent mode when sleeping. The call from California first went to him, but he didn’t pick up, so it was redirected to Sienna’s phone.
Sienna groggily answered, and the person on the phone spoke with a distinct Californian accent. Initially, she didn’t understand, but midway through, the person said, "Mr. Zane Forrester has been arrested by the California police," causing her to sit up in shock.
Simon, a light sleeper, woke up when the phone rang earlier and turned on the bedside lamp.
He watched Sienna, heard her ask in English if the person was Zane’s lawyer in California.
"Can you scan a copy of the case details and send it to me? My email is..."
"Alright, I will contact you as soon as possible."
Simon, hearing "Mr. Forrester" and "California," knew it was trouble with Zane in The M. Republic. He quietly waited for Sienna to finish the call.
Sienna briefly spoke with the person before hanging up, looking at Simon with a complicated expression, "Your father is suspected of rape in California and is currently in police custody. His lawyer asked me to tell you that it’s best to go to California immediately if schedules allow."
Simon took a while to digest these simple sentences. He was calm, only saying, "I’ll make a call first" before reaching for his phone.
Sienna heard him ask the person on the phone in Chinese if Zane was genuinely arrested by the California police. Upon getting confirmation, he informed the person he would head to California soon and discuss further once he arrived.
After hanging up the phone, Simon closed his eyes, leaning his back against the headboard, tapping his forehead with his clenched fist.
Sienna didn’t dare to say much to him for a while, logged into her email to check if Zane’s lawyer had sent the email.
After a while, Simon sat up, gently took her phone away, pressed her back into bed, instructing, "I expect to head to California by dawn; while I’m away, stay at your parents’ place. Don’t go to the old house during the New Year. I’ll call Grandpa and explain." After speaking, he got up and put on his robe, heading to the study.
Having something like this happen, Sienna was wide awake and followed him to the study.
Simon sat at the desk, conducting a video conference with someone in California. The news was that Zane was taken by the local California police at 1 PM The M. Republic time, and his lawyer was trying to meet with him to arrange bail. However, since they hadn’t met yet, hadn’t been to bail court, the situation was still unclear.
Simon appeared agitated and worried, furrowing his brow, placing his overlapping hands under his nose, lost in thought.
Sienna entered, sat on the sofa beside him, listening carefully to the situation discussed in the video conference.
The meeting lasted until nearly dawn. Before it ended, Simon told the person in the video that he would be traveling from the country to California in a few hours and instructed Zane’s lawyer to get him bailed first, with other matters to be addressed once he arrived in California.
After closing the video, he then called Jack Hawthorne, and seeing this, Sienna hurried over and mouthed to him, "I’m coming too!"
"Holt, please wait a moment," he pressed the microphone on the phone with one hand and held Sienna’s hand with the other, whispering, "You’re in no condition to travel; be sensible."
Sienna insisted, "I know California law; I have a California lawyer’s license!"
She watched him contact everyone except the Forrester Family during the entire situation, not even informing Thomas Reed, indicating that the old house shouldn’t know about this issue. Traveling to California as someone unfamiliar with the law, even if he had the ability to hire the best lawyers, wasn’t as convenient as having a family member who understood the law by his side.
Simon only considered for a few seconds before nodding to her, telling the person on the phone, Jack, "Two tickets to California, the soonest available."