Chapter 24

"I don't know where you got that information, nor do I know how many people you've talked to," Julia said. "But I have just one request. I want to buy your secrecy. From now on, you are not allowed to speak of it to anyone else! Do you understand?" Her eyes blazed like a scorching sun as her intense gaze pierced Hayden. The atmosphere around them was heavy and silent. Anna's pupils constricted as she stared at Julia in shock. That was her decision? She wasn't going to investigate further? She wanted to speak but eventually fell silent. Julia was, after all, the eldest sister. Her maturity in handling matters far surpassed Anna's. While Anna was clever, this was a situation where she had to rely on Julia. Surely, this judgment was made after deep consideration. "So, even knowing Morgan is a love child, you plan to accept him?" Hayden chuckled bitterly, as if he had heard a joke. He had thought the Sterlings were completely oblivious, which explained their attitude toward him. But