Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1744: Stomachache

Looking at Adela, who was acting like a shrew, Celeste Linden let out a cold laugh, then reached out and gave Nina a shove.

Thud.

Nina fell hard on her butt and landed on the floor. Both Nina and Adela were stunned. "You... you actually pushed me?"

Who would have thought the gentle, delicate Celeste Linden would actually lay hands on someone.

Celeste shielded Danielle and looked down from above at the mother and daughter sitting on the floor. "For a brat like this, this is the only way. However you pushed my daughter just now, that’s exactly how I’m pushing yours!"

Adela was furious to the point of madness. "You... you you you..."

"You what, you? Cat got your tongue?" At this moment Celeste noticed Adela’s handbag. "This bag looks like the newest model, and it’s limited edition, right? Must’ve cost you a fortune, huh?"

That bag was Adela’s pride and joy. Since it was a global limited release, she’d had to pull strings and shell out a huge amount of money to get her hands on it, and today was the first day she was carrying it.

She’d even arranged a fancy-lady afternoon gathering and planned to show off with this bag.

"You... what are you trying to do? Don’t you dare set your sights on my bag!" Adela immediately grabbed the handbag, trying to protect it in her arms.

"This bag is so pretty, I’ve taken a liking to it. Now, hand it over!" Celeste reached out and snatched the bag.

"Ah! My bag!" Adela let out a piercing scream.

Celeste sneered inwardly. She was simply giving them a taste of their own medicine. Since they loved taking Danielle’s things so much, she’d take their bag and let them experience how that felt.

"Adela, why are you being so stingy? It’s just a bag. Look, doesn’t it look great on me?" Celeste deliberately slung the bag over her own shoulder and even did a little twirl in front of Adela.

That really drove Adela insane. She stamped her feet in a frenzy. "Go get the old master! I’m going to tell him someone bullied me!"

With that, Adela lay down on the floor and wrapped her arms around her stomach. "Ah, my stomach hurts so much. This is the Barnes family’s precious little heir—you all hurry and get me a doctor!"

Everyone was very mindful of the child in Adela’s belly, and the scene instantly turned chaotic.

...

In the living room.

All the servants didn’t even dare breathe loudly. The Barnes patriarch sat on the living room sofa, driving his cane hard into the floor as he thundered, "Speak. What on earth happened?"

The Barnes patriarch’s stern gaze swept over Celeste Linden and Adela’s faces.

"What do you think the Barnes family is, a vegetable market? Look at you two shrews, fighting with children and snatching handbags. It’s utterly disgraceful!"

Adela burst into loud sobs and struck first. "Master, this time it’s all Celeste’s fault. She pushed Nina and stole my bag. You must punish her properly!"

Danielle wanted to speak, but Celeste pulled her behind herself, then calmly looked at the old man. "Master, they were the ones who barged into Danielle’s room first and took whatever they fancied. They were the ones who pushed Danielle first, they—"

"Ah!" Adela abruptly cried out. "Master, my stomach hurts, my stomach hurts so much. Will anything happen to the grandson in my belly?"

The Barnes patriarch valued this child tremendously. He immediately stood up. "Where’s the doctor? Doctor, get in here, now! If anything happens to my little golden grandson, you’ll all be buried with him!"

"Master, it was Celeste and her daughter bullying me. You must stand up for me. Ah, my stomach hurts so much!"