The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 781

Leopold swirled the brandy in his glass with a calm demeanor, "Don't worry. What hasn't Mom weathered through? There's nothing she can't handle."

Aurelia let out a soft sigh, "Jessica can stay calm because she knows you are safe. If something really happened to you, who knows if she could withstand it."

Leopold took a small sip of his drink, "Six years ago, when I was poisoned and lay unconscious, Mom single-handedly steered us through the storm."

He lifted his hand and gently patted her head, "I believe you have that same strength."

Aurelia shook her head, her movement as exaggerated as a bobblehead, "Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm nowhere near Jessica. She endured humiliation and hardship for over twenty years for your sake. I couldn't do that. If I had to deal with a scumbag like Chad, I'd go straight for the castration, cutting off his penis. Without the chance to sow his wild oats elsewhere, he'd have to treasure my kids like the crown jewels. Even if I got kicked out of the Stirling family or ended up in jail, it would be worth it."

Leopold pinched her cheek affectionately, "That's my fierce girl."

He loved her tenacity. She appeared delicate, but just like him, she was decisive and unforgiving when it mattered.

Aurelia made a snipping gesture with her fingers, "Aren't you scared?"

His lips curved into a sly smile, "What's there to be afraid of? I've been as pure as the driven snow for you. Even the chaste Lucretia would envy my restraint."

Aurelia didn't buy it for a second. The words of a tycoon were meant to be taken with a grain of salt.

"I don't dare to hold you to such high standards. Just don't be a hypocrite, allowing yourself freedoms that you deny to others."

He spoke at a leisurely pace, "Rest assured, and I would never ask of you what I couldn't do myself."

She blinked slyly, a mischievous glint passing in her eyes, "And what can't you do?"

His long fingers trailed through her hair, "For instance, let you go."