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."

Aurora quickly headed

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

of the older servants were busy, but Jessica and Aurora had

check the master bedroom but got

maids whispering, "Duke Louis and Duchess Louis are fighting. We need to be careful and not stir

locked himself in his room and won't open the door for anyone. It's really worrying.

blown up," another maid

Mr. Louis, please open the door and let us help you bathe

No response from inside.

master bedroom, there

and had thrown his

and the bigger picture, trying to speed up the marriage. Who knew that witch Barbara

about Barbara made her grit her teeth in anger. "I can't believe I

red with anger. He scolded, "Your so-called scheming not