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 can't

pleading look, trying to

responding flatly, "I trust

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

glare, their cheeks

both quickly

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

"I'll

a quick exit

sighed, watching them

a way

so flustered, and as for Jenkins, well,

to Sean. "What exactly are

casual shrug. "I'm just saying, if years ago, when Monbatten was still young and didn't want kids, a woman spent the night with him and ended up pregnant, what do you think she'd do if she wanted her child to inherit the throne of Country

sure Monbatten could never have

eyebrows

it's not like any woman can guarantee a

"Are you really that naive, or did you just not

paused, slightly taken

pregnant the first time, she could freeze it and

someone go to all that

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

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