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."

hesitation, Erin shot back, "What could possibly be so bad that I

pleading look, trying to

remained calm, responding flatly, "I trust

women's words are the least trustworthy! I don't even trust my sister. Why

a glare, their cheeks

at them, and they both quickly averted

cleared her throat. "Actually, I just realized—I'm kind of hungry. I think I'll go

lightly. "I'll

two made a quick

watching

a way of

so flustered, and as for Jenkins, well, she was used to her acting weak whenever it suited

turned her attention back to Sean. "What exactly are you

and didn't want kids, a woman spent the night with him and ended up pregnant,

eyes widened. "She'd make sure Monbatten could never have

eyebrows and shrugged.

not like any woman can guarantee

really that naive, or did you

paused, slightly

time, she could freeze it and try

"Why would someone go to

have to ask the woman herself... I'm

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