Evelyn had never had a child, so how could she possibly know?
She hesitated. "Then... we'll go after we finish everything."
"Okay. We'll talk after it's done."
Ryan Sterling rose from the sofa. As he stood there, it seemed like he could touch the apartment's ceiling.
Evelyn Grant suddenly realized that when it came to having an intimidating presence, Julian Sterling was far inferior to him.
But that was to be expected.
Ryan Sterling was a titan of the business world now; naturally, everything about him had to match his status.
"Is that all? Just those three things?"
Evelyn Grant nodded. "Yes."
"Then pack your things and come with me."
'He couldn't trust her to live alone anymore!'
'Never mind the fact that he wasn't sure if Evelyn still had lingering feelings for his brother. What if his brother suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to patch things up with her? What would he do then?'
'The only solution was—'
'to carry her back to his den and keep her under his watchful eye every day.'
...
After Ryan Sterling brought Evelyn Grant back to his residence in Kyro, he received a phone call from his mother.
She insisted that he return to the Sterling Estate, claiming there was an urgent and important matter to discuss.
He had no choice. After settling Evelyn in, Ryan Sterling drove back to his parents' place.
As soon as he walked in, he heard his mother at the height of her excitement. "That's right! If Eve can get pregnant with a Sterling heir, she'll give Julian another chance for the child's sake!"
The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Just as she was about to continue, she turned and saw her younger son was back.
"Ryan, you're back just in time! Come, come, listen to the plan your father and I came up with and tell me if you think it's feasible." Florence Morgan grabbed her son's arm. "Right now, your sister-in-law is obviously having a hard time forgiving your older brother, but we can't just let them stay on bad terms! What if they actually get divorced?"
Ryan Sterling's thick brows furrowed, and a frigid aura emanated from him. "They're already divorced."
"It's just a matter of going to get another certificate, that's not a big deal! The most important thing is, your brother knows he was wrong now. As long as Eve is willing to give him a chance, we can still be a family!"
A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes before he impassively pulled his arm from his mother's grasp. "Then how, Mom, do you plan to make Evelyn Grant 'willing' to give my brother this chance?"
Florence Morgan clapped her hands together, then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "I was thinking we could find an opportunity to get your older brother and Eve to... sleep together again! It would be even better if Eve got pregnant as a result! If not, well, after they're intimate again, her attitude will surely soften a bit, right?"
She finished speaking, her eyes full of anticipation, but when she looked up, she was met with her younger son's thunderous expression.
"My brother and Evelyn Grant have never slept together."
'It had been Evelyn's first time that day, and no one knew that better than Ryan Sterling!'
"Never what?" Florence Morgan was stunned. "As in... their marital life?"
She immediately followed up with a sharp question, "How do you know?"
"You don't need to concern yourself with that. The bottom line is, for the sake of that Jane Jacobs, my brother refused to be a true husband to Evelyn! Now he's disregarded their marital bond and dragged Evelyn to court. Is there any reason to force them back together?"
Upon hearing the truth, Florence Morgan staggered, nearly losing her footing.
Fortunately, she steadied herself against a wall just in time.
After composing herself for a long moment, she finally spoke. "If that's the case, then all the more reason to make your brother and Eve a real married couple! Julian was just temporarily bewitched. Once he realizes how wonderful his wife is, he'll come to his senses and settle down."
"..."
"Oh? Ryan, you have a lot of friends overseas. Could you... find a way to get... that kind of medicine?"