Chapter 234

Maria asked Evelyn if her visit had anything to do with Carl. Technically, Evelyn didn’t lie—Carl had mentioned Maria to her a few times, always in a positive light. He even said it was obvious James had strong feelings for her. That did make Evelyn a little uneasy, but not to the point where she'd reach out to Maria on her own. What really pushed her was Amelia. She came to Evelyn first saying Maria had a four or five-year-old daughter. Doing the math, it was likely Maria got involved with someone else before the divorce. Otherwise, how could she have gotten pregnant so quickly? Then Amelia dropped an even bigger bomb—James apparently knew about the kid and was smitten with her. Worst case? If he got back together with Maria, given her personality, she probably wouldn’t want to have more kids. And if that happened, everything James had worked for could end up in the hands of a child who had no blood connection to their family. Evelyn lost it. She immediately called James to ask if it