Originally, he was gossiping about her rtionship, but after mentioning the children, Tim''s focus instantly shifted. "The twins you gave birth to, are they a boy or a girl?"


    Eva looked at him expressionlessly. "They are my friend''s."


    Tim said, "Yes, your friend''s. So, are your friend''s twins a boy or a girl?"


    "Does it matter if they are boys or girls?"


    "It matters, I''m curious."


    "...They''re fraternal twins."


    "Wow, if Mr. ckwood seeds in taking them, then he would have one son and one daughter, right?"


    Eva replied, "My friend''s ex-husband."


    "Yes, your friend''s ex-husband. I misspoke just now."


    "But...why would your friend think that her ex-husband wants to take the children away instead of raising them together?"


    "Raising them together? Are you kidding? That''s simply impossible."


    "There must be a reason, right? Why is it impossible?"


    Tim raised an eyebrow and analyzed, "Your ex-husband, I mean your friend''s ex-husband, is formidable, right? He has resources and status in society. Having him help raise the children would be great for them..." "So that''s the situation."


    "It''s impossible, he will just snatch them away, he only wants to snatch them away." Eva repeated these two sentences stubbornly, "He already has his own partner, all this talk about raising the child together, helping with the upbringing, it''s all fake, he just wants to snatch the child."


    It was only at this point that Tim felt like he finally heard the key point.


    He smiled and asked, "So, what you''re implying is that Mr. ckwood has someone else and you''re worried that he will snatch the child, right?"


    Eva looked at him, although she didn''t answer, her eyes and expressions clearly confirmed it. And she obviously didn''t realize that Tim had already changed the topic without mentioning anything about her friend''s ex-husband. The next second, she heard Tim sigh with resignation.


    "If that''s what you''re worried about, then I can tell you for sure, you don''t have to worry."


    "What do you mean?"


    "It''s not me defending Mr. ckwood or anything, but in these five years that you were gone, Mr. ckwood hasn''t been with any woman, not even Vivian whom everyone thought they would end up together." Upon hearing this, Eva''s eyes flickered.


    They haven''t been together? How is that possible?


    Back then, he wanted a divorce, even didn''t want the child, just to be with Vivian sooner, wasn''t that the reason?


    But now, he''s telling her that they still haven''t been together? Why?


    "Are you surprised?" Tim chuckled as he rested his chin on his hand, "Let me give you an even more explosive news. Not long after you left the ckwood family, rumors started spreading everywhere that Mr. ckwood was going to get engaged to Miss Morrison from the Morrison family."


    "People always believed Miss Morrison saved Mr. ckwood''s life, so it seemed natural that they would get engaged. Many people even thought that Mr. ckwood marrying you was just to help the Hansen family through a difficult time, and once Miss Morrison returned, she would take her ce."


    At this point, Tim sneaked a nce at Eva, hoping to get some reaction from her face.


    Little did he know that Eva''s expression remained indifferent, as if she didn''t care.


    Tim couldn''t read anything from her, so he continued, "That''s what everyone thought, including me at the time. Otherwise, why would rumors of their engagement spread at that time? But then something happened..." Seeing him pause, Eva looked at him expectantly.


    "What happened?"


    Tim said, "I thought you didn''t care at all, turns out you were listening."


    Eva resisted, and resisted again, but in the end, she couldn''t take it anymore and said to Tim, "Are you trying to lose your job?"


    "No, no, I was just joking to lighten the mood. And since you responded, I knew you were listening."


    Seeing the extremely displeased look on Eva''s face, "Okay, okay, I''ll continue," Tim said reluctantly.


    "At that time, everyone thought they were getting engaged because even the engagement date was announced. Some people in the industry even shared the engagement invitation. But here''s the thing," he paused, noticing Eva''s slight frown. "Please be patient and let me finish. Later on, more people received the invitation and there were even pictures taken inside the engagement venue. The whole of New York was talking about their impending engagement. Journalists even camped outside the ckwood family''s house, hoping to get some details about the engagement. But guess what? The response from the ckwood family was that it was all a rumor." Upon hearing this, Eva narrowed her eyes and asked, "A rumor?"


    "Yes, although Adrian himself didn''te out to respond, the ckwood family''s official statement was that they were not aware of any such thing and that it was all a rumor," Tim exined.


    "But with the news spreading so aggressively, who would believe that? And after the ckwood family denied it, the rumor only intensified. There were even more pictures from the engagement, and Miss Morrison''s friends shared their chat records, iming she admitted to the engagement. Do you know how I felt when I saw all of that?" Tim paused, waiting for Eva''s response.


    Eva remained silent, just looking at Tim.


    "Think about it. The ckwood family denied the whole thing, yet the news of their engagement kept escting. It gave the impression that she was pressuring Mr. ckwood into marrying her. In a way, she had already announced to everyone that they were getting engaged. If Mr. ckwood didn''t show up on the engagement day, it would be a blow to her dignity. If she wanted to maintain her dignity, Mr. ckwood had to get engaged to her. Doesn''t it make sense?" Tim exined.


    Upon hearing this, Eva couldn''t help but let out a softugh.


    "On the surface, it seemed like she was pressuring him to marry her. But who gave her the confidence?"


    "Wasn''t it himself? He didn''te forward to deny it. Although he chose not to deny it personally, probably because he didn''t want her to lose face, it inadvertently gave Vivian hope," Eva replied, testing the waters.


    She sensed that his feelings for her were different because of the debt he owed her, so she took a risk and spread the news, hoping to corner him into getting engaged on the day of the announcement.


    If he went, she would win.


    But of course, she could also end up losing miserably.


    Tim scratched his head. "Well, you have a point. But the problem lies in Mr. ckwood owing her a debt, and the ckwood family values their reputation. The Morrison family has been taking advantage of this over the years." As he reached the end of his exnation, Tim stroked his chin and sighed.


    "Debts, you know. They can be quite heavy, especially when it involves saving someone''s life. If it were me today, well, things wouldn''t be easy."


    "Mr. ckwood might have been in a dilemma, considering the engagement banquet. But he is quite impressive; he didn''t attend." Although Eva had already guessed the answer, her heart skipped a beat when she heard Tim say that he didn''t


    go.