Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 607: Unreasonable Desires Must Be Given Up
All of Celestia's calculations revolve around getting a better child who is more suitable for McMillan...and all that is required is that the man himself is good enough, and that he will not cause any trouble to her and the child after they separate.

She never thought of taking advantage of the man's family.

In fact, everyone in the North understands this.

This is also the reason why Celestia has the confidence to pursue royal nobles... Everyone knows that all she wants is a night of pleasure and a child that belongs only to her.

I won’t ask for more than that.

The man she likes and pursues must be of the highest quality.

Almes even gained a lot of attention because of this.

Especially in the past six months since Ezra became the Border Earl, many girls from powerful noble families have begun to wait and see... If Almes can completely reject Celestia in the end, then they plan to try it themselves.

There are even some dukes’ daughters among them!

Although marrying from a duke's family to an earl's family is an extremely rare thing, after all, a duke cannot be without real power.

However, Almes also has a royal identity, and will definitely become a member of the court wizard in the future.

That would keep the class boundary at just one level.

In the world of aristocrats, this aspect can be ignored due to the excellence of the marriage partner.

Celestia knew very well that this journey to the North was her only chance.

Otherwise, she would not have taken such a sudden risk and ignored the will of the Countess Hamilton herself.

After all, she would not marry into this family, and she did not need to consider getting along with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law... Even if she succeeded, at most she would be ignored and hostile for a lifetime.

She could accept it and liked the result very much.

To prevent someone from getting angry and snatching the child from her.

The McMillan family's tens of thousands of years of family tradition determined the credibility of her behavior. Even His Majesty Travis just laughed it off when faced with her actions.

But Graham Ellis is different.

As the king's chamberlain, how could he possibly marry a Storm Noble?
However, Graham Ellis did not have that much trust in his family.

Being sent to the king is indeed a promotion path for many children of great nobles, but the border lords usually only send their heirs here to make the king familiar with the child and let the king take a look at the child's character to avoid any misunderstandings later.

Graham Ellis's brother was also naturally examined.

But that guy has a rather bad temper and does things in a very reckless way... His Majesty Travis only reluctantly recognized him and didn't like him very much.

Celestia heard by chance that the eldest son of the Earl of the West was not very happy with the King's cold attitude.

In fact, among the four border territories, the most pleasing heir is Alex, the beloved eldest son of the former Count Montes.

His biggest problem is his knightly talent, but his strength and skills meet the basic requirements of a noble, and he is also smooth enough.

If he hadn't been poisoned, causing his mentality to become unbalanced due to his poor talent...even so, his performance outside was perfect.

Including when he went to the capital to inspect the king, he performed very well.

After making comparisons, the nobles in the royal capital generally commented on Alex, "It's a pity that he doesn't have good talent."

But speaking of others… let’s not talk about Sepefia for now, that’s another track. For example, the type that everyone is a little wary of, but the heirs of the South and West can hear a lot of criticism.

The situation in the southern border is actually not bad. Although it is a bit mediocre and a little too greedy, it is at least stable.

But the Western Territory... is actually a little bit unstable.

Some powerful nobles were very dissatisfied with the heir's bad mouth, and even hoped that the lord would replace the heir.

However, how could the Lord of the West possibly give in when the problem with his eldest son was not too serious and even His Majesty the King did not care much about it?

After more than thirty years of being an heir, most people in the Western Territory have already been labeled as the eldest son.

Making changes at will is no different from destroying your own family.

Under such circumstances, Graham Ellis, who was sent to the royal family as an aide-de-camp, would certainly want to leave some protection for himself even if he had no intention of competing for power with his biological brother.

No matter if he was dragged down and implicated by his violent brother, or his life was calculated by some conspirators, he could at least leave behind a child of his own... The special nature of the McMillan family made it impossible for anyone to compete with them for this child.

And if he could get rid of the influence of the West later, even if he and Celestia really had an illegitimate child, it would not affect the choice of a formal marriage.

After all, no matter whether it was a boy or a girl, this was a child he could never get back.

In fact, most aristocratic women know how to weigh the pros and cons when choosing marriage... Unless they are someone who puts true love above all else, who would regard the McMillan children as a threat?

Although she would not accept a marriage with a traditional noble, and the men who pursued her were only for the sake of "pursuit", there was still a big difference between doing it for herself and for McMillan behind her. Celestia herself had a lot of calculations, so naturally she would not like this guy who calculated more and was more troublesome than herself.

Having a child with Almes could be considered a win-win situation, but she had a better chance of winning.

And Graham Ellis... Although she couldn't be said to have lost, not only did the child's attributes become more gambling, but she herself didn't get any benefits at all!
Furthermore, what if this child is influenced by Graham Ellis, who will definitely stay in the capital for a long time?
Even though the McMillan family is very good at making their children understand from an early age that blood relatives based on interests will only be a burden and harm to herself.

But what can Celestia do?

Her time is running out.

It was at this moment that she realized that she had made a big mistake in her judgment of Almes... It was true that Almes was very smart, calm, and didn't care about things, but his nature was not as gentle as she had perceived before.

On the contrary, he is very good at backhanding and killing people.

Unlike Celestia's previous idea of just a defensive counterattack, Almes actually used a defensive counterattack.

She later realized that being affectionate and loving to his sister and kind to outsiders didn't mean that Almes' true character was... kind.

Then compared to other suitors, Almes is not very suitable.

As the heir of the McMillan family, his attributes may not be so good, but he must not be willful, reckless, or cruel.

Celestia didn't have to give birth to a Storm Knight, but as the future head of the family, she had to be willing to leave an heir.

For tens of thousands of years, the women of McMillan have relied on such means to maintain the reproduction of their family.

If you don't want to, you can just give up being the heir candidate, even if you are the only child of the head of the family.

Celestia was indeed sorry to lose the best source of seeds in her heart, but she always knew how to handle things and would never force herself to get something she couldn't get.

Family is the first priority in her heart.

Since there were other possibilities, Celestia naturally chose to give up and no longer thought about Almes' seed in her heart.

Countess Hamilton actually felt the change in the attitude of the girl from the Macmillan family.

Then she wouldn't be so angry anymore.

If Celestia's behavior is set as the relationship between the Storm Nobles and the Royal Nobles, then naturally everything is normal.

It would be strange if the other party didn't take action.

What she was dissatisfied with was that Celestia wanted to take this opportunity to gain Almes' gratitude and closeness, and also wanted to use a result that did not meet her and Ezra's expectations to gain the recognition of their family... Really, she was taking advantage of the situation.

But since the other party didn't want this advantage, she naturally returned to her normal attitude.

There is no need for any attitude when facing a Storm Noble who will only be an outsider.

'Cheap' Almes whispered to his mother: "That Ms. Evelyn Costa, mother, you'd better receive her in person, um... the treatment of Priest Schroeder."

The Countess was stunned for a moment: "Where are you from? Dark Moon?"

"Brave," Almes replied in a breathy voice.

Countess Hamilton straightened her chest instantly, and her expression became extremely firm, but she uttered a few words in a huff: "You really know how to make friends."

Almes gave a bitter smile but still said nothing... If his real friends came, there would be real chaos.

What is a gallant knight? —
"If you're not going to Hamilton Castle, what do you want to do?" Evelyn Costa finally understood what Toronto was saying.

"But what can I do if I stay?" Toronto whispered, "Let the people of the Storm Church try to dig up my backstory?"

"Can't you royal spies become public?" Evelyn Costa suggested seriously, "Why not take this opportunity to quickly resume your normal life?"

"All the profits I have gained from the Great Iceberg now belong to me, and the same goes for the profits from gambling in the Adventurer's Tavern." Toronto said mysteriously, "Sister Evelyn, there are really not many opportunities in this life to make a lot of money legally and reasonably without any danger!

Until the Big Iceberg closes, I will definitely not rush to restore my original identity."

Evelyn Costa is a risk-taker after all, so she can understand Toronto's approach.

Although a fixed salary is stable, it is just stable.

She frowned: "You are such a high-level mage...don't you make any money?"

"Mage..." Toronto said with a strange expression, "If you don't have any special skills and want to make money, you can only learn White Dragon!"

Otherwise, you will be a thug for others, which is better than Toronto's current choice!
Which boss can stand Toronto's mouth?

(End of this chapter)