YOKED TO A BILLIONAIRE BY VENNEH LISAH

𝐘𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐘-𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍:

"Unfilial son, I will kill you!" The old man was furiously brandishing his crutches at Davon. Another blow descended upon the latter.

"But how am I wrong?" queried Davon. "My father also married a good woman,after all she was from a very good and powerful background,your god-daughter. And what happened in the end? Nothing good, I can tell you that."

Hearing that, D'barl stopped his ministrations.

The tragedy involving his son, Dante, was indirectly caused by him. That was the greatest regret of his life. D'barl forbade the very mention of it, but Davon alone was not afraid to reopen closed wounds. The scars that hid endless amounts of grief and regret.

In an instant, all traces of D'barl's initial arrogance disappeared. Instead, he fell back into his wheelchair dejectedly. "I can't deny that I caused that. I shouldn't have forced Dante to perform a DNA test on the kids.What a tragedy that turned out to be."

Having said that, D'barl looked up at Davon. "I just don't want you to repeat his mistakes, so I'm just looking out for you.Do not marry the woman you love. It's a trap for weakness. Do you understand?"

Davon felt a pang of guilt when he saw how sad the admission made D'barl. He knew that his father was D'barl's albatross and that it seemed cruel to use that against him like that.

"Anyway, I won't allow this woman into this family." D'barl put his foot down and gestured at Douglas, who hurriedly wheeled him away.

Davon frowned at D'barl's retreating figure.

Clyde lowered his head and opened the door for them.

Douglas wheeled D'barl out. Just then, the cheerful voices of the children could be heard from outside. "Great-grandpa? There he is!"

"Hey, the children are back!"

Hearing the children's call, D'barl immediately raised a smile, and the dark haze just disappeared.

"Great-grandpa, why are you here?" Jason excitedly ran over. "Daddy said mommy is coming home today. Are you here to see her?"

D'barl was momentarily stunned, not knowing how to respond.

He might have been one of the best psychological tacticians in the world, but all of that flew out the window when he faced his great -grandchildren.

"Great-grandpa, Mrs. Blake made us a lot of delicious food. There is also the hot cross bunnies I used to talk about!" Eliana ran over from the table with two steaming buns in her hand and handed one to D'barl. "It's still hot. Try it!"

"Oh, careful now! Don't burn your little hands." D'barl quickly received the hot cross bunnies and blew the heat off her chubby hands.

"Great-grandpa, daddy said you are discharged from the hospital today. Are you feeling better?" Ryan walked over, his face etched with concern.

"I'm feeling much better." D'barl gently patted Ryan's head and smiled. "I heard that you recently helped your daddy develop a new software?"

"Yes, it's specially developed for kindergarten children." Ryan chattered enthusiastically and immediately launched into all the details when talking to D'barl. "It's a tracking software to prevent children from getting lost!"

"That's wonderful news!" The old man was very happy. Seeing the three children, he felt that there was hope in the world. D'barl could die then and be at peace, knowing that the Roman family was in the hands of its capable heirs.

"Mommy!" Just then, Eliana spotted Violla coming out of the study and immediately ran towards her excitedly. "I've missed you so much!"

"Mommy!"

"Mommy! " Ryan and Jason's were also equally excited and bolted towards their mother.

Violla squatted down and gave the three children a tight squeeze. "I've missed you too."

"Mommy, you've lost weight," said Eliana while cupping Violla's face. "Did you lose your appetite because I was not around?"

"Yes. But I will have a good appetite now since you're back." Violla kissed her daughter's chubby face. The woman had watery eyes though her lips were being curled into a gentle smile.

"Mommy, Mrs. Blake has made some fresh hot cross bunnies. I'll go get you some." With that, Jason ran toward the kitchen.

Seeing that, Violla asked, "Has your leg recovered, Jason?"

Ryan was quick to answer , "Yes, Jason has long recovered. His leg is now as good as new. Mommy, I helped daddy develop a new software. He told me he will register a patent for me and name the software after my name."

"Ryan, you're amazing!" Overjoyed, Violla pulled the boy into her arms. "I am very proud of you!"

"Mommy." In her arms, Ryan's eyes reddened. "Can you not leave us anymore? We were scared that you were not going to come back."

"Yeah. We actually planned on running away from home to find you at the hospital." Eliana quickly covered her mouth. She regretted her words the moment they emerged.

"Running away! Running away from home!" Finny repeated after Eliana while flapping its wings, flying above Violla's head.

Violla was shocked. "Running away from home? Don't you guys ever think of doing something like that! I was only staying in the hospital for treatment. See, now I'm back!"

"We can keep you company and take care of you while you receive your treatment." With his brows knitted, Ryan added sadly, "You were gone for a month, and we missed you so much!"

"Mommy, you promised you will never leave us!" Eliana pouted, and she almost broke into tears. "You broke your promise!"

"I…" Violla didn't know how she could explain to her kids.

"Mommy, here comes the hot cross bunnies!" Jason appeared just in time. The boy trotted toward them while holding a plate of hot cross bunnies.

"Hot cross bunnies! Hot cross bunnies!" Finny flew toward Jason the moment it saw the food he was holding.

"Finny, stop! Let Mommy eat first." Jason shooed Finny away and then took to Violla the hot cross bunnies. "Mommy, you should eat more!"

"Thank you Jason." Violla caressed the boy's head affectionately before enjoying the food with the little ones.

Meanwhile, D'barl couldn't help furrowing his brows. Although he had long known that the kids shared a strong bond with their mother, still, he couldn't help feeling touched seeing their loving interaction.

To prevent himself from going soft, D'barl retrieved his gaze and signaled Douglas to wheel him out.

"Grandpa, are you leaving?" Davon came up to him. "Why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"

D'barl pulled a long face at that. Without even sparing a glance at Davon, he said coldly, "I'm leaving now."

"Great-grandpa is leaving. Go, walk him to the door," Violla reminded the kids.

"Great-grandpa, you're leaving now?" The kids immediately rushed up to D'barl to persuade him to stay.

Holding D'barl's hand, Eliana gave her great-grandpa the puppy eyes. "Great-grandpa, don't leave just yet. Stay and have dinner with us."

The little girl's sweet voice could melt anyone's heart.

Instantly, D'barl's expression softened as he plastered a genial smile on his face. "Eliana, I'm going home now. I'll take you little ones to eat out next time."

Eliana swayed his hand from side to side. "But I want you to stay."

Jason, too, coaxed him into staying, "Great-grandpa, have dinner with us. Mrs. Blake cooks delicious food." Then, he did a few straight punches and said, "After dinner, you can play with us in the garden. My leg has recovered, and I can show you some martial arts techniques."

Then, Ryan held D'barl's other hand while he reminded, "Great-grandpa, didn't you say you want to have a look at my new software? I can show you after dinner."

D'barl wavered as it was hard for him to resist the temptation of spending more time with the kids. Just then, Finny flew toward him and squawked, "Stay! Stay!

"See, now even Finny wants you to stay!" Eliana beckoned to Finny. "Finny, come here. Call Great-grandpa!"

Finny repeated after Eliana, "Great-grandpa! Great-grandpa!"

"Haha!" D'barl gave a hearty laugh. "Fine, I'll stay for dinner."

Having forgotten that she was holding Finny in her arms, Eliana raised her hands in the air and cheered, "Hooray!"

As a result, Finny fell into D'barl's arms. Its head was spinning as it rolled its eyes, squawking, "I'm drunk! I'm drunk!"

"Hahaha…" All of them burst into gales of laughter, amused by Finny's cute reaction.

As for Davon, the man was smiling like a cat. He knew his grandpa couldn't say no to the kids.

Soon after, Cruze hurried to the kitchen to have the head maid prepare some of D'barl's favorite dishes.

The head maid whispered to him, "I've already had them on the menu. Mr. young Roman told me Mr. Old Roman would stay for dinner."

Cruze gave his forehead a slap. "Ah, I should be more mindful next time."

In the meantime, Davon was talking to the kids, "You guys can play with great-grandpa first. Dinner will be ready in half an hour."

The kids answered, "Okay, daddy!"

Ryan was thoughtful enough to say, "Daddy, you and mommy can get changed and get some rest before we have dinner."

"That's right! Mommy looks tired." Eliana blew her mother a kiss. "Mommy, go get some rest."

Jason tilted his head and reminded, "Mommy, remember to eat the hot cross bunnies before they get cold."

"I will." Violla grabbed two hot cross bunnies before she went upstairs with Davon.

D'barl cast a glance at the two ascending the stairs. Then, he started playing with the kids in the living room. "Jason, come, show me your martial arts moves. I've never seen them before."

"Alright!" Jason held the hot cross bunnies with his teeth and then did a few flips. After that, he demonstrated some strikes and punches.His moves were inch-perfect and swift, just like his father when he was young.

Feeling glad, D'barl complimented, "Jason, you're really good at it."

"Great-grandpa." Jason's hot cross bunnies dropped the moment he opened his mouth. In the blink of an eye, Finny took a plunge in the air and snatched the bun. Jason immediately went after him, yelling, "Finny! Give me back my hot cross bunny!"

Having learned from Jason's mistake, the clever Finny knew it shouldn't open its mouth. It flew around in the living room in circles before flying out of the window.

"You naughty Finny!" Jason ran out the door, hopping up and down to catch the parrot.

"Stop chasing Finny!" Ryan called out from behind, "Jason, come back!"

"Boys are indeed childish." Eliana held her head high, pouting.

Hearing her remark, D'barl, Douglas and the others burst into laughter.

Standing behind D'barl, Douglas spoke up, "Oh, how wonderful it is to have the whole family gather around, spending some lovely family moments together!"

D'barl's laughter died away after hearing Douglas' words. For a moment, he seemed to be deep in his thought. After some time, he returned to his senses and then beckoned Ryan over. "Ryan, show me your software."

Ryan brought his tablet and clicked into the software he designed. "Great-grandpa, this software is specifically for kids under the age of six. Once the parents save their kids' fingerprints, they can easily track their location. If a kid gets lost, or if there are any emergencies, the system will immediately issue an alert and send the kid's location to the parents'.

"That's wonderful. Let me have a look!" D'barl started inspecting the software for any flaws. In the end, he realized it was a mature piece of software. Its data encryption was comprehensive, and every aspect of the software was being taken care of in detail.

Although Ryan's software was incomparable to other high-tech software, it was still impressive that a three-and-a-half-year-old boy could come up with such well-developed software.

"Daddy said he will register a patent for me. This software will be named after me as Ryan. The marketing department will put it into testing before marketing it." Feeling proud, Ryan held his head high. "Daddy also promised me that the profits made will go into my bank account. I can use the money whenever I want."

"You're amazing!" D'barl patted Ryan's head while he remarked, "Now that's the child from the Roman family!"

While tapping on the tablet, Ryan stated, "Actually, I need to thank mommy. She was the one who inspired me to develop this software. Back then, she gave me a lot of useful suggestions when I told her about my idea. It was only until we reunited with daddy that I have the opportunity to turn my idea into reality."

D'barl paid attention as Ryan was talking. He admitted that Violla was indeed a good mother. Although she was of humble birth, she had a positive influence on the kids.

Yet, that alone couldn't buy her the ticket into the Roman family. She needed more than that to marry into the Roman family.

Just then, Eliana asked meekly, "Great-grandpa, I'm not as clever as Ryan, and I don't know martial arts as Jason does. Will you still like me?"

The little girl wrung her hands unwittingly, nervously waiting for D'barl's answer.

"Oh, of course, I will love our little Eliana." D'barl hugged the little girl. With his eyes full of affection, he reassured her, "You are the cutest angel—our little princess. You need not know how to develop software or do martial arts like your brothers. You need only to be happy."

Eliana tilted her head while asking innocently, "You won't hate me even if I still don't know a lot when I grow up?"

Smiling gently, D'barl uttered, "Of course not! You are the Roman family's precious little princess. All I hope is that you can live a happy life and always be healthy."

"Then I don't need to worry anymore." Eliana patted her chest in relief, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Well, our grandpa told mommy the same thing as well. He only wanted mommy to be happy. Now that mommy has daddy and us, I think grandpa's wish has come true. Great-grandpa, I am happy to be with mommy and daddy."

D'barl was left dazed as Eliana's words made him realize that Violla was also someone else's precious little princess, just like Eliana was to him. When he looked down upon Violla because of her family background, he seemed to have forgotten that the young lady didn't deserve to be treated that way.

Just then, the head maid showed up in the living room. "Mr. Old Roman, dinner is ready!"

Her voice brought D'barl back to his senses. The latter nodded absent-mindedly. "Mmmmh."

"I'll go and call daddy and mommy!" Eliana trotted upstairs in cheerful steps.

"Great-grandpa, let's go and wash our hands." Ryan placed the tablet aside and then wheeled D'barl to the washroom.

Douglas offered to help, "Young sir Ryan, let me take over. I'm afraid the wheelchair is too heavy for you and that you might accidentally hurt your feet."

Yet, Ryan looked up at him and uttered seriously, "Mr. Douglas, although I'm still a kid, I can do what adults can do, and I can understand a lot of things that the adults know."

D'barl was proud of the little boy. He concurred with him, "That's true! Ryan is the cleverest kid I've ever seen."

Douglas nodded in agreement. "Mr. Ryan is a genius, just like his father."