Built His Empire Then Watched It Burn When He Cheated novel Chapter 715

Anneliese and Wendy walked ahead. Jonathan followed, carrying Ellie and Steven.

Jonathan raised an eyebrow. "See? Your girl's enthusiastic."

Steven said, "Ellie naturally likes people close to those she cares about."

Before, Ellie saw Jonathan as just another adult.

Now, she willingly let him carry her. Clearly, it was because of Anneliese, not Jonathan's appearance.

Jonathan scoffed, glancing coolly at Steven.

Earlier, Steven watched Anneliese closely while she held Ellie. The scene irritated Jonathan.

If Jonathan hadn't seen that Steven's gaze was innocent, he'd have been suspicious.

How could Steven not know what he was thinking? He patted Jonathan on the shoulder. "I haven't congratulated you. I specially prepared a wedding gift a few days ago. I'll have someone deliver it to you and your wife later. Anyone Ellie likes is a good pick. You're lucky."

Jonathan finally looked away. He guessed Ellie saw Anneliese as her mother, since she'd never met her real one.

He didn't mind; Ellie was too endearing to argue with.

Still, he couldn't help but feel possessive, though Steven's words were reasonable.

Jonathan glanced at Anneliese's back, lips curving slightly. "Good fortune. Not something you can envy."

Steven froze. So he's showing off—saying my luck doesn't stack up.

Yet as he looked at his daughter in Jonathan's arms, her expression still innocent and confused, a certain memory surfaced, and Steven's eyes dimmed slightly. D*mn it. Looks like my luck's nothing next to his.

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As the group left, Gianna and Pepper also emerged from the sports arena. Unlike the relaxed atmosphere on the other side, Gianna's eyes were red and swollen—clearly, she had cried again.

Pepper looked equally upset.

Even with advanced questions, Gianna had still failed.

His face dark, he had planned to scold Gianna severely. But with her swollen eyes and repeated cries of "Dad, I'm sorry," "Dad, don't be disappointed in me," and "Dad, are you going to abandon me?", most of his anger dissipated.

Pepper mentioned that she had booked a restaurant and invited Adrian to join. She said they could discuss how to persuade Wendy over dinner.

Adrian agreed.

…

When they arrived, they saw Anneliese's group had already arrived.

He spotted Wendy and walked over, leaving Gianna and Pepper. "Wendy, are you eating here too? Let's eat together."

He knew Wendy would likely refuse, so he turned to Jonathan.

"Perfect timing. AeroAir and CM Logistics are discussing cooperation. Jonathan, let's talk about the details. Anneliese, your model impressed me today.

"I think we could integrate it with our system and optimize further. Interested, Anneliese? You won't lose out."