"Even if those chat logs are real, Jane only did what she did to Evelyn Grant because she loves me too much! She just wants to be with me!"
He explained hastily, desperate to prevent his brother from misunderstanding Jane Jacobs.
However, Ryan Sterling couldn’t care less what kind of person Jane Jacobs actually was!
"Since she’s so devoted to you, then you of all people should have kept your distance from Evelyn Grant. You knew perfectly well that Jane dislikes her, didn’t you?"
"..."
"I don’t understand you, Brother."
Julian’s lips moved, but ultimately, he couldn’t say a word.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke. "Evelyn Grant used her pregnancy to escape the death penalty. Right now, she’s carrying a bastard in her belly!"
A vicious glint flashed in Ryan’s eyes, but fortunately, it was hidden by his long lashes and went unnoticed.
"And?"
"Ryan, help me find out whose child Evelyn Grant is carrying!" Julian frowned, trying to recall the details. "Logically, she shouldn’t have had any opportunity to get pregnant! During the one-month divorce cooling-off period, I gave her no indication of my plans. In fact, I was even more affectionate toward her than usual! How could she have known what was coming and found some man to sleep with ahead of time?"
The man in the chair didn’t respond, just watching him continue his one-sided analysis.
"The point is, I’ve thought about it, and she couldn’t possibly have gotten pregnant after being arrested! The timeline for the pregnancy doesn’t add up!"
’Besides, for a suspect in custody—in a detention center, no less—to execute a plan to get pregnant would be next to impossible.’
’So that bastard must have been conceived before the divorce!’
’In other words...’
’Evelyn Grant probably cheated on me during our marriage.’
Julian’s handsome face darkened when he realized he had been talking for quite a while, and Ryan hadn’t made a sound. "What are you thinking about?"
"I was just thinking, since you don’t actually love Evelyn Grant, why should you care if she’s pregnant, or who the father is?"
"..."
"You’re already divorced, after all. You should both just go your separate ways."
Julian grew annoyed, frustrated that his brother didn’t understand.
But given his brother’s current status, he couldn’t just fly off the handle and had to rein in his temper. "Ryan, you’ve never been married, so of course you wouldn’t understand! Marriage is an affair between two families, not something you can sever just by signing a paper! Besides, I don’t want to divorce her anymore."
He no longer wanted to hide his true feelings from his own brother. "Back then, she was the one who insisted on marrying me, which forced Jane and me to break up and led to this whole mess! I can’t let her off the hook. She has to pay for her mistake!"
Surprisingly, Ryan nodded.
"That’s true."
"Back then, she really shouldn’t have chosen you."
"Exactly!" Julian’s eyes glinted as he clenched his fist. "And Grandpa, too! Why did his grandchildren have to repay his debts of gratitude? He even let Evelyn Grant choose to marry either you or me! If she hadn’t chosen me, then right now, she and you would be—"
His voice trailed off, coming to an abrupt halt.
Because a possibility had suddenly flashed through his mind!
’From the start of this conversation, every word his brother had said seemed to be on Evelyn Grant’s side... ’
’Though his points were logical, they sounded incredibly biased.’
’Including that time at the detention center. Just as I was about to drag Evelyn Grant off for an abortion, my brother had coincidentally appeared and whisked her away.’
’And—’
’On the day I brought people to arrest Evelyn Grant, Ryan just so happened to be at the old family home!’
’He is, after all, a grown man.’