Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss! by Nora Hoover

Chapter 1269 Stubbornness

"Man, Joe's always been so loyal and all-in with his feelings," Annika muttered, feeling bad. "He must be totally wrecked right now."

"Did I mess up?" Sadie mumbled, guilt gnawing at her thinking about Joe's meltdown.

"No way, this ain't on you," Arya shot back. "If anyone's to blame, it's Duchess Louis and Barbara. One's a scheming know-it-all, and the other's just reckless and nasty."

"Yeah," Annika chimed in for once. "This was gonna come out eventually. You can't carry all the blame."

Sadie let out a heavy sigh. "I just hope Joe can deal with it soon. Otherwise, I don't know how I'll face him."

"Right now, neither of you knows how to face each other. Some space is the best bet," Arya said. "Let's hope Duke Louis backs off soon."

"They'll probably keep us up all night, but they should let us go by tomorrow," Sadie said, glancing at her watch. "But I'm worried Joe might do something crazy tonight. Keep an eye on him and let me know if anything happens." "Got it," Annika said, then ordered, "You two, go check things out."

quickly headed out

to be asleep, and the castle was usually dead quiet at this hour. But thanks to the drama with Barbara and Joe, the place was lit up like a Christmas

were busy, but Jessica and Aurora

bedroom

Louis and Duchess Louis are fighting. We need to be careful and

locked himself in his room and won't open the door for anyone.

blown up," another maid

Mr. Louis, please open the door and let us help you bathe and change," Callie called out, gently knocking on

No response from inside.

in the master bedroom,

fuming and had thrown his wine glass, shouting, "You're

of Joe and the bigger picture, trying

anger. "I can't believe I had someone like

Barbara your relative?" Craig's face was red with anger. He scolded, "Your so-called scheming not only failed to secure the marriage