Under the heiress facade

Chapter 772

"Shaun, this isn't just about whose last name your child will take. We don't even know if your grandfather will agree to let you marry Ms. Steele," Johnson pointed out. "Besides, why does she insist on having her child take her last name?"

Shaun muttered after gulping down some wine, "Because the child has a throne to inherit."

Johnson fell silent. Didn't Samantha have a mixed bloodline? Did the people in her country favor boys over girls?

Bernard sat straight on the couch and placed his wine glass on the table. "It's simple. You can have more children. Your first child can take your last name, and your second child can take her last name. If you two get another child, you can let your families decide."

The longer Shaun listened, the more reasonable the idea sounded. The Thompson family only ever had a descendant for each generation.

They were unlike the Killian family, which had lots of descendants. That was why the idea of having more than one child didn't cross his mind.

Pleased that he now had a solution, he quickly filled Bernard's glass with wine.

"What if my grandpa still rejects the idea when I have my third child?" said Shaun.

Alex wouldn't change his mind after setting his mind to something. Alex might not give Shaun the green light even if

later, he said, "It's simple. You just have to take Samantha and the children back to Elvermark. Let your children fight for

succeeds, you'll even earn yourself a prestigious title." "What?" Johnson blurted in

down heavily on the table. "No way! That's not happening! There are so many other women in the world that I can choose from. It's just that she's not like those women out there who are only after my money. Going

up and find a woman your grandfather approves. That settles it," Bernard stated

by saying, "This isn't about that. It's about my dignity! Even if I die single and without a child,

said, he looked at Bernard and then at Johnson, asking, "Will you

was

of them clinked glasses. After downing the wine, they realized how silent Bernard had been

slowly tipped his glass, swirling the wine inside. His

hint of confusion in his expression as he said,

and Johnson were

me you've actually thought of doing

was none

of asking you to marry into her