Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1775: Smiled

Ethan Barnes raised an eyebrow, "What’s wrong with me checking out my wife? We’re legally married."

Celeste Linden, "..."

After a moment of silence, she said, "Do you still have something to say? If not, I’ll hang up."

"Nothing much, just wanted to let you know that tomorrow we’re heading into the deep mountains for a mission. There won’t be any signal there, so don’t worry if you can’t reach me."

Going into the deep mountains?

Celeste Linden felt a tightness in her chest. Although he didn’t mention if this mission was dangerous, she’d already sensed the danger. "Which deep mountains, can I ask?"

Ethan Barnes looked at her, his dark eyes shining brightly. It was the first time she had actively asked about his matters, but he couldn’t tell her because it was classified.

"I can’t say," he said.

Celeste Linden trembled slightly, "Oh, never mind, just pretend I didn’t ask."

"I can’t tell you which specific mountains, but it’s in the Crestfall area," Ethan Barnes provided a general direction.

Celeste Linden’s ears perked up, and she memorized the location he mentioned, "Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. Just be safe, and we’ll connect when you return."

"Okay."

He should hang up the video call now, but Celeste Linden saw he was hesitating, "Do you have something else?"

Ethan Barnes kept staring at her beautiful face, never getting tired of it, wanting to look a little longer, "No, you hang up first."

Was he being romantic?

The atmosphere between them was suddenly a bit ambiguous and intense. Celeste Linden wanted to end the video call, but under his passionate and straightforward gaze, she was too flustered to react.

At this time, she heard a voice from his side, "Boss, we’re all waiting for you. Have you finished your phone call with sister-in-law?"

They were urging him.

"Then I’ll hang up first." Celeste Linden ended the video call, and his handsome face immediately disappeared from view.

Danielle returned, "Mommy, what did Daddy tell you? Why are you secretly smiling?"

Celeste Linden then realized her lips had curved into a smile. She quickly straightened them, lying, "Danielle, I wasn’t smiling."

"Mommy, you were smiling. You smiled very sweetly like this." Danielle mimicked her smile.

"Danielle, quickly go to sleep." Celeste Linden tucked Danielle into bed, her face already flushed.

...

Celeste Linden continued with her designs. Ethan Barnes hadn’t contacted her for a week, meaning he’s been in the mountains for a week.

The mission still hasn’t been completed.

The longer it took, the more distracted Celeste Linden became. They say a woman’s intuition is particularly accurate, and she couldn’t shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Sure enough, she saw the news, and it reported that an earthquake had occurred in the deep mountains of the Crestfall area. The search and rescue were still underway, and casualties were unknown.

Crash.

The cup in Celeste Linden’s hand fell to the floor, shattering the glass.

Had something happened to him?

Celeste Linden took out her phone and messaged Ethan Barnes on WeChat, "Are you back yet?"

There was no reply from his end.

"Why aren’t you replying to me?"

Still no reply from his end.

Celeste Linden’s fingertips were trembling. No, she must immediately head to the Crestfall area to check the situation. No matter what, whether alive or dead, she had to see him, even just once.

Celeste Linden immediately took out her phone and messaged Willow Crawford, "Willow, I need to go on a trip, please take care of Danielle for a few days."

Willow Crawford replied quickly, "Okay sis, leave Danielle to me. You can rest easy."

Celeste Linden took the fastest route to reach a rescue team in the Crestfall area.