Chapter 1: All the Glory in the World Can't Compare to Her Smile
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"Your Majesty, Uno Country offers three cities as a dowry, requesting to marry their little princess to you. As long as you agree, the cession agreement will be signed immediately."
"The princess of Tanin Country, known as the most beautiful woman in the world, publicly declared in the media that she would marry no one but you."
"Several other countries have also called, expressing their willingness to send their princesses to Northia for you to choose from..."
At Cloud City's private airport, Xavier Taylor, clad in a dark green coat, stepped off the plane with a towering figure and handsome features. The world-shaking news from his subordinates couldn't stir the slightest ripple in him.
"Five years ago, she wore a white wedding dress, becoming the most beautiful bride in the world to marry me, yet I left the wedding, turning her into the biggest laughingstock in Cloud City."
"Now, five years have passed, and I return with glory, solely wanting to protect her."
"As for others, what do princesses and the most beautiful woman in the world matter? In my eyes, they are not worth even a fraction of her!"
He got into the car and left, leaving his subordinates dumbfounded.
In this vast world, Xavier Taylor remains unknown.
However, when it comes to Quinton Taylor, everyone knows him.
The Lord of Northia! The Supreme War God! The Crowned Heavenly Lord!
Any of these titles is enough to shock the world.
When he achieved success and fame, he gave up everything to return to Cloud City, solely to protect his true love and atone for past mistakes!
At that time, dusk was fading, and night was setting in.
Cloud City, Ocean Avenue, Emperor International Hotel.
The lights were dazzling, and the starry night was brilliant.
"The Lewis family has reserved the hotel's finest suite, saying it was to entertain their future son-in-law and finalize the wedding date tonight. The bride... is your love, Sophie Lewis."
Under the sycamore tree, Xander's face was filled with anger, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, this so-called marriage proposal is not Sophie's wish but a coercion. How dare the Lewis family treat Sophie this way? I will destroy them."
"This is Cloud City, not the Northia battlefield. Don't go around destroying families on a whim." Xavier glared at him.
His gaze turned to the Emperor International Hotel, his eyes slightly cold.
Five years ago, that wedding, which rocked Cloud City, was also held at the Emperor International Hotel. And now, the Lewis family is hosting Sophie's future husband here?
He, Xavier, is Sophie's husband.
He's not dead, so who dares to arrange a marriage for Sophie!
"Five years ago, the Lewis family used Sophie as leverage to force me to marry in for my assets. For Sophie's sake, I brought all my assets into the Lewis family, but once all the assets were transferred, the Lewis family suddenly betrayed me, tricking me away from the wedding. When I found out the truth and returned, the wedding was over."
"At that time, although I was deceived by the Lewis family, ultimately, it was Sophie who suffered."
"Now that I'm back, does the Lewis family really think I'll be as forgiving as I was back then?"
Xavier's face showed a playful smile as he instructed Xander, "However, since I, the nominal son-in-law of the Lewis family, have returned, I can't come empty-handed. Go prepare a generous gift."
"Yes." Xander strode away.
Standing under the sycamore tree, Xavier recalled the woman he had longed for over the past five years and softly spoke,
"Back then, my departure made you the biggest joke in Cloud City. Now, I've returned with all my success."
With determination in his eyes, he walked towards the hotel with large strides, "From now on, I'll make everyone who laughed at you eat their words! I'll make the whole world envy you!"
.......
He reached the sixteenth-floor suite of the hotel without any hindrance, the door ajar.
The Lewis family members were sitting with a young man who had his back to the door, drinking and chatting merrily.
Just as Xavier was about to enter, he heard the sound of a little girl crying pitifully from the other side of the corridor.
"Wah, I don't want to be here, where are you, Mommy... Sienna wants Mommy..."
Around four or five years old, a little girl, exquisitely cute, wearing a pink dress, was cautiously stepping on the ground with her bare feet, sobbing with each step.
Her face, which should have been adorable and lovable, was now covered in tears as she cried her heart out.
Seeing this, Xavier's heart ached.
"Daddy..."
Suddenly, the little girl saw Xavier, her eyes lit up, and she called out in surprise, "Daddy, Daddy..."
"Me?"
Xavier was taken aback by the sudden recognition. The little girl, who had been walking gingerly, now ran over quickly with her bare feet and hugged Xavier's leg, crying out in grievance.
"Daddy, they didn't give Sienna shoes to wear, and they hit Sienna's feet... boohoo..."
Seeing the little girl crying so sadly, Xavier couldn't help but pick her up. When he looked at her little feet, he saw her tender soles covered with red marks, almost bleeding from being hit.
No wonder she walked as if she were stepping on sharp blades, sobbing with each step.
"Who would do this, not even sparing a five-year-old child?" Xavier's expression turned cold.
Years in the military had taught him to remain calm, but now, he was filled with anger.
Seeing Xavier's cold face, the little girl clung to him timidly, "Daddy, Sienna is scared, Daddy, don't hit Sienna, Sienna will be good..."
Xavier's heart ached, and he quickly comforted the little girl gently, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, uncle won't hit you, but uncle is not your daddy."
Faced with such a pitiful and lovable little girl, even Xavier's iron-clad heart melted with tenderness.
"You are my dad. I've often seen mom holding your photo and crying..." the little girl pouted.
"What?!" Xavier's expression changed dramatically, "What did you say?"
"Sob... Daddy doesn't want Sienna anymore, nor mommy, sob..." the little girl cried out in grievance again.
Waves of shock washed over Xavier, and just as he was about to ask the little girl, a middle-aged woman came running from the other side, cursing as she ran,
"Little girl, even with your feet beaten like that, you still run so fast. Looks like I'll have to do something drastic to stop you..."
She quickly ran over, took a few breaths, glared fiercely at the little girl in Xavier's arms, and gave Xavier an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, sir, the child doesn't understand. I'll take her back and educate her properly right away."
"No, you're a bad person. Daddy, Sienna wants to stay with you..." the little girl was extremely frightened, her little hands tightly clutching Xavier's clothes.
Xavier looked at the middle-aged woman, his gaze slightly cold, "Is she your daughter?"
"No, yes... Oh, this is my family matter, what's it to you? Give me the child, or I'll call people and say you're kidnapping her." The middle-aged woman's words were inconsistent, and realizing Xavier intended to intervene, her tone turned fierce.
"She's not your biological daughter. No real mother would be so cruel to such a sweet child." Xavier's eyes were cold.
"Whether she's my biological daughter or not is none of your business. I spent a hundred thousand to buy her from that family inside. From now on, she's my daughter, and I can discipline her however I want. What's it to you?"
The middle-aged woman appeared extremely shrewish, pulling out a piece of paper, "They took the money, the IOU is here. No matter where, she's mine, give her back to me."
Xavier grabbed the piece of paper from her hand, his eyes fixed on the name written on it.
"Sienna!"
In an instant, Xavier stood there as if struck by lightning, in shock!
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