Chapter 824

Evelyn Ross chuckled softly at his words.

"How could his lack of heirs have anything to do with me when he can't even cure his own illness?"

Elian Cross looked up at her.

"I heard him mention it last time. Many years ago in New York, he met a girl. It's very likely she left him with a child."

He paused, a meaningful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I suspect Alistair Montgomery's difficulty in producing an heir might be closely tied to that girl."

Evelyn was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

Natalie Castillo's ears instantly perked up.

Now this was some juicy gossip!

She absolutely had to hear this.

Beside her, Joanna Sterling exchanged a glance with her.

With silent understanding, they both began shuffling their feet, inching closer to Elian and Evelyn.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Elian's icy voice suddenly cut through the air.

"You two. Would you like to press your ears right against my lips?"

Natalie immediately looked up, her eyes sparkling.

"Can we?"

Elian smiled faintly.

"Of course you can—"

His tone shifted abruptly.

"—if you still want to keep your ears attached."

Natalie: "..."

She knew this little clownfish was still as detestable as ever!

She shot Elian a furious glare, puffing out her cheeks in anger.

Elian pointed toward the door.

"What I'm about to say next isn't suitable for your ears. Get out."

Natalie protested indigSterlingtly.

"What could possibly be something I can't hear?"

She looked at Evelyn, her face full of grievance.

Evelyn said calmly, "I trust them."

Elian let out a derisive snort.

"A woman's word is the least trustworthy thing. I don't even believe my own sister's words, let alone these two."

Natalie and Joanna's eyes widened in shock.

Elian swept a cool glance over them.

The two immediately averted their gazes and straightened their postures.

Natalie declared, "I'm suddenly hungry. I'm going to the kitchen to find something to eat... It's not because I'm afraid of you!"

Joanna cleared her throat lightly.

"I'll go with you."

The two quickly retreated into the kitchen.

Evelyn: "..."

This little clownfish's ability to suppress those two was truly something.

She had never seen Natalie so thoroughly deflated before.

As for Joanna... well, when she was pretending to be weak and delicate before, it was even more pitiful than this. Evelyn was already used to it.

She pulled her thoughts back and looked at Elian.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I'm just thinking. If, many years ago, when Alistair Montgomery didn't want to marry or have children yet, there was a woman who spent a night with him and got pregSterlingt... What do you think that woman would do if she wanted her child to inherit the throne?"

Evelyn's pupils contracted sharply.

"She would make sure Alistair could never father another child!"

Elian shrugged.

Evelyn frowned.

"Is that even possible? Who can guarantee success on the first try?"

Elian sneered.

"Are you truly that naive, or are you just pretending not to understand?"

Evelyn paused.

Elian continued.

"As long as the sperm is healthy, if it doesn't take the first time, it can be frozen for multiple rounds of artificial insemination. But in any case, Alistair's sperm back then was certainly different from what it is now."

Evelyn's brow furrowed tightly.

"Why would someone do that?"

Elian raised an eyebrow.

"You'd have to ask the person herself... How could I possibly know? I'm just putting forward a hypothesis."

Evelyn took a deep breath.

Elian spoke again.

"So, all you need to do is find this woman, take her child, and tell Alistair the child is yours or from someone close to you. The matter would be settled."

Evelyn: "..."

Take someone else's child?

Hearing Elian say it so matter-of-factly left Evelyn utterly speechless.

This person was truly rotten to the core.

But then she suddenly remembered something.

"You said earlier that Alistair met that woman in New York all those years ago?"

Elian nodded.

A thought suddenly flashed through Evelyn's mind...

Back when she needed the support of the Castillo family, she discovered her maternal grandmother was Mr. Castillo's first love, and her mother was a daughter of the Castillo family. She naturally connected with the Castillos.

Later, when she needed the support of the Sterling Family, she found out her mother, Sophia Ashcroft, had a past with Mr. Valentine... Although she successfully tied herself to the five major families of New York, her identity as Mr. Valentine's daughter undoubtedly played a role.

People tended to give some face because of it.

And now, she needed to establish a solid, unbreakable connection with Alistair Montgomery, requiring a marriage alliance...

Alistair had a harem of hundreds. His requirements for a wife weren't high, and he might even change his heart. It wasn't like the monogamous marriages in the States... But Alistair had no children.

If Alistair only had one child...

Evelyn suddenly looked up, her gaze landing on Chloe Davis playing on the second floor!