Chapter 1070: It Won't Harm Him, Right
After a pause, Sarah finally said, "Why not talk to Aidan? Maybe he'll agree. He's not getting any younger; he should've thought about marriage by now."
Sarah figured if Aidan had parents around or if Evelyn's grandfather were still alive, someone would've pushed him to marry already.
Evelyn knew she had to tell Aidan, no matter what. This needed to be sorted out.
After hanging up with Sarah, Evelyn called Niall. "Niall, did you know about Aidan and Phoebe for a while?"
She hadn't thought about it before, but now it seemed obvious, and she suspected Niall knew too.
When Niall picked up and heard Evelyn's accusation, he felt the need to explain. "Evelyn, I didn't mean to hide it; Aidan told me not to say anything."
"Aidan's being foolish, and you're just going along with it?" Evelyn was exasperated.
She wouldn't have cared if Phoebe wasn't pregnant, but now?
Niall, feeling scolded, didn't dare argue. "You know everything?"
"Yes, I know about what happened abroad and something else that'll shock you," Evelyn said, thinking siblings should face everything together.
When it came time to talk to Aidan about Phoebe's pregnancy, she knew she couldn't do it alone.
"What is it?" Niall asked, feeling uneasy.
Evelyn wouldn't hurt him, right?
"Phoebe is pregnant," Evelyn said.
Niall was stunned into silence, unable to process what he just heard.
Evelyn waited, giving him time to absorb the news.
After a while, Niall stammered, "The child isn't Aidan's, is it?"
"What do you think?" If it wasn't Aidan's, would she have said all this?
Niall swallowed nervously. "Are you sure? Could Phoebe be pregnant by someone else and just saying it's Aidan's?"
They all knew how much Phoebe liked Aidan before. It wasn't beyond her to do that.
"Craig came to tell me personally, so it should be true." Remembering how Phoebe looked at the hospital, Evelyn felt it was likely Aidan's child.
Niall sighed. "So what? We still need to confirm it."
"Isn't it better to ask Aidan directly?" She had the exact date of Phoebe's pregnancy. If it was his child, he'd know.
Niall felt regretful. "You don't want me to go with you, do you?"
"Niall, we're family. Of course, we go together," Evelyn insisted.
"Can I not go?" Niall was reluctant.
His relationship with Aidan was still strained, and he didn't want to get involved.
He wasn't stupid. Everyone knew Aidan didn't like Phoebe. Talking to him about this would just make him mad.
When the time came, Aidan would definitely not take it out on Evelyn but on him. He could already imagine how miserable he'd be.
Evelyn firmly said, "No. I'm coming to get you now, and we're going together."
"Is it really that urgent? Let's go tomorrow." He hoped to delay it, thinking Aidan might find out on his own, sparing them the trouble.
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