Her expression was subtle, as if she were chatting casually, "Does your grandfather really want you to marry the Linnel family's eldest daughter?"
He glanced at Quiana Sutton, with a hint of helplessness, "Originally, your Sutton Estate had no underground influence, at most just some military involvement. But ever since Nathan Firth was adopted by your Sutton Estate, its strength has been rising steadily.
The power balance among the original four major families was quite even, but now the Sutton Estate stands alone, dominating with both black and white factions plus military industry. How could the old man not be concerned?"
Quiana seemed to seriously ponder, "If I were the favored eldest daughter of the Sutton Estate, would your grandfather stop forcing you to marry Vinny Linnel?"
"But, the favored eldest daughter of the Sutton Estate is Charlotte Sutton, and she's already engaged to Nathan Firth."
