Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1722: I Won’t Marry You

"Daddy, Mommy~" Little Danielle grabbed Celeste Linden’s hand with one tiny hand and Ethan Barnes’s with the other, then put their hands together and said happily, "Let’s just happily decide it like this, okay? You two get married, and you get married today."

Celeste’s hand brushed against Ethan’s, and she jolted like she’d been shocked, wanting to shake him off.

But Ethan was one step faster and flung her hand away, looking at her in disgust, as if to say, Who told you you could touch Young Master’s hand?

Celeste: "..."

Celeste looked at Danielle’s expectant little face, trying to use the most tactful way possible to make Danielle understand that grown‑ups getting married wasn’t some game. "Danielle, Mommy knows you want Daddy and Mommy to be together with you. Mommy already said just now, no matter who you choose, you won’t lose either of us, you’ll still have Daddy’s and Mommy’s love. So Daddy and Mommy don’t have to get married. Marriage is a very complicated thing, and Daddy and Mommy don’t want to get married."

Ethan spoke even more coldly and ruthlessly. "Danielle, I’m not going to marry your mommy."

Danielle looked at her daddy, then at her mommy. She pouted in grievance, and a layer of glistening tears instantly welled up in her big dark eyes.

Danielle was about to cry.

Celeste panicked on the spot. "Danielle, don’t cry, please don’t cry."

Waa~

Big teardrops splattered down, and Danielle burst into loud sobs. She choked sadly, "I see other people’s daddies and mommies all get married and live together. Why are my daddy and mommy different?"

"Before I didn’t have a daddy, and I really wanted my own daddy. Now I have a daddy, and I still have to pick one of you. I don’t want that."

"If Daddy and Mommy weren’t going to get married, then why did you have me? I don’t like this. I want to be with Daddy and Mommy, one happy family that doesn’t split up."

Uuuu~

Little Danielle cried her heart out.

Celeste’s heart was almost shattering; she couldn’t stand seeing her daughter cry. "Danielle, listen to Mommy explain..."

"I don’t want to hear explanations, I just want Daddy and Mommy to get married!" With that, Danielle ran out.

"Danielle, where are you going?"

Celeste chased after her.

Little Danielle ran into her own room and locked the door from the inside.

Celeste reached out and knocked. "Danielle, can you please open the door?"

"No, no, unless Daddy and Mommy get married."

"..."

Celeste’s head was spinning.

Just then Ethan walked over too. He glanced at Celeste.

Celeste started, "Danielle..."

"I’m not going to marry you. Give up on that idea." Ethan suddenly said.

What?

What was he even talking about?

"I seriously suspect you taught Danielle to say all this, to make her force me to marry you?" Ethan eyed her suspiciously.

Celeste froze. "I...I absolutely did not, Ethan...oh no, Young Master, how could you have such a weird and terrifying idea?"

Ethan snorted. He looked her up and down. "I really don’t know what I ever saw in you. You’re so plain and flavorless, not a trace of appeal."

She...plain and flavorless?

Fine. Celeste just stared at him and stopped talking.

"I didn’t marry you before, and there’s even less chance I’ll marry you now. You’d better tell Danielle as soon as possible, make her stop crying, and don’t use this kind of trick."

With that, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked off.

Celeste stood where she was, clenching her fists in utter frustration and air‑punching at Ethan’s retreating back.