CHAPTER 578: CHAPTER 578: NO CHOICE

Evelyn Clayton remained noncommittal.

"I never had a choice." Evelyn’s gaze blurred for a moment, "I just want to say that since our relationship is doomed to have no outcome, it’s better to value the present. So, I won’t interfere with your affairs too much, and I hope you can do the same."

After saying this, there was silence on James Grant’s end for a long time.

After some time, James Grant laughed mockingly.

"Fine, fine... Evelyn Clayton, you said it."

James Grant hung up the phone.

Evelyn Clayton closed her eyes wearily.

At this moment, she really wished she could just fall asleep and never wake up again.

But Evelyn knew very clearly that she couldn’t.

There were still many things to handle.

She video-called Violet Ford and Franklin Ford to inform them about the mysterious call she just received.

In the video, Violet Ford and Franklin Ford’s expressions were inscrutable, showing no fluctuations.

"This call was very strange." Evelyn murmured, like talking to herself, "That person knew where I was, knew my name, and even knew things we didn’t know... I always felt like that person had been around me before, and I probably, have seen him."

This feeling of being watched was naturally unpleasant.

Even Violet and Franklin felt a chill down their spines.

Franklin’s expression turned grave, "The Autumnwind Villa, that’s the private estate of the president of The Merchants’ Guild, Arthur Chandler. I’ve heard some rumors about the Chandler Family in the past few years."

Upon hearing this, even Violet became interested, "The Chandler Family is usually low-key, claiming noble ancestry, and is quite prominent in Aethelburg. Who would dare to gossip about them?"

"The bigger the family, the more dirt they hide beneath." Franklin said, his usually calm and cold gaze turning sharpened, "In the early years, the Chandler Family was involved in many gray industries. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they operated both legally and illegally. Now that Arthur Chandler has become the head of the Chandler Family, many assets have been cleaned up, but if the authorities seriously investigated, their family wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny."

Evelyn and Violet had a limited understanding of the Chandler Family and were waiting for Franklin to continue.

Franklin paused for a moment and continued, "Do you know who Arthur Chandler’s wife is?"

Evelyn searched her mind for a while and gradually recalled, "Is she the one—"

"The heir of the Aethelburg princely clique." Franklin said lightly, "The eldest daughter of the Wang Family."

As these words fell, there was a deathly silence in the video chat room.

Even though Violet and Evelyn didn’t know much about the low-key, wealthiest family, the Chandler Family, they knew a bit about the Wang Family in Aethelburg.

After all, the members of this family often appeared in the news, and the old master of the Wang Family was extraordinary, a founding hero level figure.

Even though The Ford Family was considered one of the top families in Riversend, a representative of high society, they were no match for the Wang Family.

"Madam Wang has only one son, frail and often abroad. Unexpectedly, this Chandler Family’s eldest son is unable to inherit the family’s legacy. So there have been many rumors about Arthur Chandler keeping mistresses and having illegitimate children. But with the influence of both the Chandler and Wang Families, not a single illegitimate child has ever surfaced in all these years."

"But, that doesn’t mean the rumors are baseless."

Evelyn’s fingertips slowly tightened.

"Arthur Chandler is the president of The Merchants’ Guild. His main power is in Aethelburg and Aeridor, so why would he have a villa in Eldridge? As far as I know, Eldridge isn’t wealthy and lacks many aspects... What exactly is the purpose of such a villa being placed there?"