The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 1230

Beverley fell silent, simply uninterested in meddling with the trivial matters. She craved nothing more than to be left alone, to bask in the freedom of her leisure.

Aurelia laid a gentle hand on her shoulder, her eyes conveying an unspoken depth of understanding.

Then the night sky burst into a spectacle of fireworks. Children clapped their hands with glee, their cheers echoing in the crisp air.

Skyler was especially thrilled. Although he was the proverbial outsider, he never felt ignored.

He adored spending holidays with the Stirlings.

The fireworks were mesmerizing.

William gave Skyler a gentle pat on the back, and Skyler grinned from ear to ear.

After the fireworks, Aurelia, as the matriarch, began handing out gifts to the kids and her unmarried cousins.

"Kane, Nina, Mira, William, Skyler..."

Skyler was over the moon, and even he got a gift, a joy reserved for the big kids.

Then, his phone buzzed. It was a text from Geoffrey, [Dear Skyler, you're a miserable man. You're obviously the big brother of The Stirling Family yet you can only spend the holiday as an outsider in the Stirling Family.]

What a buzzkill! Skyler bristled, [You can't even make it past the Stirling's front gate, and you're giving me grief? I just watched the fireworks, had a blast, and even got a gift from Angel. You're just jealous.]

[An inept fool, sulking in the corner, that's all you are. Jealous of what? I've got grand plans, and what do you have? Spending your days playing games with toddlers.]

Skyler puffed his cheeks, [I am a kid, and everyone thinks I'm adorable. They all like me.]