Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1692: Together

Celeste Linden didn’t expect him to tell her this. He was really going to divorce Carlotta, and they didn’t even have a marriage certificate.

"General, this is your private matter. There’s no need to tell me whether you are single, married, divorced, or remarried. It has nothing to do with me."

Ethan Barnes looked at her, "Celeste Linden, don’t be with Daniel Langdon."

"General, you’re overstepping your bounds."

"Overstepping? Your daughter is also my daughter. Without me, could you have had a daughter on your own? So what are you acting all high and mighty about?" Ethan squinted his narrow eyes.

Who’s acting high and mighty?

She just didn’t want any ties with him. Honestly, there was no need for him to tell her these things.

"General, you told me three years ago, in person, that you would disappear from my world. You also said you wouldn’t disturb my life," Celeste Linden reluctantly reminded him.

Ethan curled his thin lips, "But Celeste Linden, what if I regret it now? I want my daughter back."

What?

He wanted Danielle back?

Danielle was her lifeline.

"Ethan, what do you mean? Do you want to fight me for custody? I can’t possibly give Danielle to you. Don’t even think about it."

Ethan pulled her into his embrace, then bent his tall frame to look at her, saying each word deliberately, "We don’t have to fight for custody, Celeste Linden. You can be my daughter’s mother, and we can be together."

He said we could be together.

Celeste’s lashes fluttered with shock, unable to process his words for a moment.

Just then, a sound came to her ears. It was the voice of that noblewoman, "General’s wife, what’s wrong? Are you fighting with the General?"

Carlotta had arrived with that noblewoman.

Ethan immediately pulled Celeste behind a large rock. Celeste wanted to break free, but Ethan held her from behind and cautioned in a low voice, "Shh, don’t say a word."

Celeste felt there was no need for this at all. She and Ethan hadn’t done anything, so why sneak around like this?

But thinking of Carlotta’s extreme nature, she figured it’d be better to avoid unnecessary trouble, "Then let me go, and I won’t say anything."

Ethan released her but still held onto her slender wrist, not letting her leave his side.

Carlotta was in a very bad mood, "We’re not fighting. My husband wants to divorce me."

"What?" The noblewoman was extremely surprised, "General’s wife, why does the General want a divorce from you? You two are a model couple, so in love, envied by everyone. Why did the General suddenly decide to divorce?"

"In love?" For Carlotta, this was a huge irony. She gave a bitter laugh, "Everything you see is a façade. In these three years of marriage, he has always been cold to me; he... hasn’t even touched me!"

What?

Behind the rock, Celeste froze. She widened her eyes in disbelief at the man beside her. They had been married for three years, and he hadn’t touched Carlotta?

How is that possible?

"General’s wife, what nonsense are you talking about? The General hasn’t touched you? How could that be?" The noblewoman didn’t believe it either. It was too shocking.

"It’s true. I’ve tried countless times to be with him, but he’s never responded to me."

Celeste looked at Ethan in shock, only to find Ethan looking back at her. She was completely caught in his deep, burning eyes.