Chapter 87

Coincidentally, Eleanor had also received an invitation to the charity gala. That evening, Calliope naturally walked into the grand ballroom holding her mother's arm. No sooner had they stepped in than chatter about Ethan flooded in from every corner. "Can you believe Ethan showed up alone again? They've been married in a flash for ages, and he's never brought his wife out once. Super sus if you ask me." "Nothing to be surprised about. Word is, it's all for show-he only married her to get the family off his back. Doesn't really care about the whole thing." "Exactly. Rumor has it she's never even been to Hilliard's main estate. Probably one of those contract marriages. And hear this-Ethan's got three years to produce a firstborn heir or she's out." Hearing that, Calliope tilted her head, dropped her voice, and asked her mom, "Wait, doesn't he have an older brother? Why's the family pressuring him to have a kid?" Leaning in, Eleanor lowered her voice too, wearing the look of someone abou