Keira couldn't help but laugh. "His condition is incurable—how could his offspring possibly be connected to me?"

Sean spoke up, "I overheard him say once that he met a woman in Clance years ago. There's a chance he left a child behind."

Sean chuckled. "I suspect that Monbatten's ongoing issues with having heirs may be tied to that woman."

Keira blinked in confusion. "What makes you think that?"

Erin's ears perked up. This was juicy gossip—she had to hear this!

Jenkins and Erin exchanged a quick glance before both of them subtly shuffled closer, inching towards Sean and Keira, eager to eavesdrop.

But then Sean's cold voice cut through the air. "Do you two need to press your ears to my mouth?"

Erin immediately looked up at him, a cheeky smile playing on her lips. "Can we?"

Sean's gaze turned icy. "Sure... if you want to keep your ears."

Erin froze.

This guy hadn't changed a bit since childhood.

She glared at him, but he merely pointed toward the door.

"What I'm about to say isn't for your ears. You can leave now."

shot back, "What could possibly be so bad that I can't

Keira a pleading look, trying to

remained calm, responding flatly, "I

the least trustworthy!

Jenkins shot him a glare, their cheeks puffed up

barely glanced at them, and they both

I think I'll go grab a bite in the kitchen... Not

"I'll

made a quick exit to the

sighed, watching

guy really had a way

as for Jenkins, well, she was used to her acting weak whenever

attention back to Sean. "What exactly

want kids, a woman spent the night with him and ended up pregnant, what do you think she'd

make sure Monbatten could never have

raised his eyebrows

"But it's not like any woman

really that naive, or

paused, slightly taken

leaned in, lowering his voice. "As long as the sperm's healthy, even if she didn't get pregnant the first time, she could freeze it and try again. Either way, Monbatten's sperm back then would be very different from what

would someone go to all that

that's something you'd have to ask the woman herself... I'm just throwing out a

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