Recently, Juliet Sterling’s second son, Zachary Faulkner, has been dating Felicity Crawford, the Crawford family’s daughter.
The Crawford Family is the family of Rochelle Jennings, and the standing of the Jennings Family in Aethelgard needs no explanation—it is on par with the Faulkner and Hawthorne Families.
Moreover, Felicity Crawford’s brother, Leo Crawford, is currently Gabriel Jennings’ most reliable subordinate, and his position is quite formidable.
With all these entangled connections, marrying into the Crawford family essentially ties you to the Jennings Family as well.
Juliet Sterling believes her son, Zachary Faulkner, is one of the outstanding young talents, not at all inferior to Alaric Faulkner.
Now, he just needs an opportunity to make the old master see him in a new light, and the upcoming Faulkner matriarch’s birthday is an important chance.
This time, Juliet Sterling plans to publicly announce Zachary Faulkner’s engagement to Felicity Crawford.
By then, her son’s future wife is Felicity Crawford, whose family background leaves Eleanor Sterling’s in the dust.
Zachary Faulkner is the one who is more qualified than Alaric Faulkner to inherit the Faulkner Family!
With these thoughts, Juliet Sterling’s expression carried a trace of triumph.
Soon, the servant came over to announce that dinner was ready.
Everyone gathered their thoughts and moved towards the dining room to take their seats.
In the evening, Eleanor Sterling stayed over at the Faulkner family home.
She sat in front of the vanity doing her nightly skincare routine as Alaric Faulkner opened the door and came in.
He loosened his tie and tossed it onto the bed carelessly.
Eleanor’s sensitive nose caught a whiff of alcohol; Alaric had been drinking.
She reached out to push him, "You smell awful, go take a shower."
Alaric curved his lips, looking at Eleanor with a playful glint, "So eager? Rushing me to shower?"
Hearing the underlying meaning in his words, Eleanor couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Is that all he ever thinks about?
"Hurry up, or you won’t be sleeping next to me tonight."
Alaric obediently headed to the bathroom.
Half an hour later, he opened the door and called out to Eleanor, "Eleanor, bring the towel in."
Eleanor reluctantly got up; Alaric was always so forgetful. Content originally comes from noᴠelfire.net
She grabbed a bathrobe and walked in.
The next moment, she found herself pulled tightly against the wall by a figure.
"What are you doing?"
"Join me for a shower?"
Eleanor immediately struggled, "I’ve already showered, stop messing around."
Alaric didn’t reply; Eleanor just found her vision going dark as his handsome face came very close.
In an instant, her lips were sealed...
Eleanor couldn’t resist and soon turned into a puddle, allowing Alaric to do as he pleased.
Meanwhile, in the next room.
Estelle Sterling wore a mischievous grin as she looked at Caleb Faulkner and said, "Are we getting ready to be siblings?"
Caleb was surprised, looking at Estelle, he asked, "What? Is Eleanor mommy pregnant?"
"No, but it should be soon."
Caleb didn’t quite understand what he meant, is it a yes or no?
Seeing Caleb’s bewildered look, Estelle giggled and said, "They’re finally moving back into the Faulkner household. I’ve secretly poked holes in all those things by their bedside."
Caleb immediately covered his mouth and laughed.
"Estelle, you really know what you’re doing!"
Estelle proudly patted her chest and hummed, "Of course! I’ve been wishing for a sister for a long time, we just have to wait a while and we can be older siblings."
Originally, he thought he’d have a sister, but now it seems the sister turned into a brother, so naturally, he’ll make another sister happen.
The two little ones looked at each other and smiled, full of anticipation for becoming older siblings in the future.
"How do you know about this?" Caleb asked curiously.
Estelle grinned widely, "Oh, I looked it up online; the internet says if you do that, you’ll have a sister."