"What?" Amelia was furious again.

Suddenly, everything made sense.

She finally understood the whole situation.

Evelyn was married to the founder of Aethelgard Industries, but his heart had never truly belonged to her.

Evelyn constantly tried to publicly affirm her position as his wife, yet he always prevented it, forcing her to pretend to be close only within the company.

Furthermore, she had schemed to get pregnant—a truly underhanded move!

A shocking thought suddenly occurred to Amelia.

What if the child Evelyn was carrying wasn't the founder's?

Perhaps she had secretly found another man to secure her status as his wife.

Amelia's hatred grew even stronger.

If this were true, she needed to expose the deception to the founder immediately.

She had to make sure he left Evelyn quickly.

After Miriam provided all the details, Amelia felt a wave of satisfaction.

Realizing that Jonathan had been manipulating events in her favor lifted her spirits immensely.

He had always been incredibly supportive of her.

His partnership with Aethelgard Industries was even aimed at finding a cure for her heart condition.

Thinking of this, Amelia smiled and picked up her phone. "Jonathan doesn't like Evelyn either. I should call him right now so we can plan our next move together."

Miriam's panic was immediate. "Wait! Perhaps it's better not to tell Mr. Sterling about this yet."

Amelia paused, confused. "Why not?"

Her irritation was clear. "My decisions are not up for debate. Just because my brother assigned you to watch Evelyn, do you think you can tell me what to do?"

Miriam was seized with anxiety. She feared Amelia would actually call Jonathan, which would expose all the lies she had told.

Jonathan had never instructed her to monitor anyone.

The real reason Miriam kept tabs on Evelyn was her own fear—that Evelyn might discover Miriam's true background and approach the Sterling family.

Miriam had initially gotten a job with the Sterlings because Jonathan, feeling sympathy for her due to her health issues, had offered her a position. He had even secretly paid for her surgery.

Miriam, however, had chosen not to undergo a treatment with an uncertain outcome.

Instead, she quietly saved the money, intending to eventually give it to Amelia.

"Miss Sterling, Mr. Sterling arranged all this secretly. He wanted to surprise you once everything was finalized. If you tell him now, you'll ruin all his careful planning, won't you?" Miriam argued persuasively, desperate to paint Jonathan as the devoted brother willing to do anything for his sister.

This reasoning, though somewhat ridiculous, was exactly what Amelia was likely to believe.

Amelia had been spoiled by the Sterling family since childhood.

Jonathan, as her brother, always gave her whatever she wanted.

Amelia thought about Jonathan's intention to help her marry the founder of Aethelgard Industries as soon as possible, and she smiled again.

"Honestly, Jonathan? What's the point of surprising me with this? He could just tell me directly, and we could plan our next steps together," Amelia murmured to herself.