Elliot Carpenter glanced at the people present, sighed, and said, "The Desmond Family and the Carpenter Family were once prestigious, but now our lines have dwindled, leaving only a few of us."
Gerald Powell interjected, "Dad, the Desmond Family and the Carpenter Family will gradually grow in number again..."
Gerald Powell looked at Sienna Johnson and said, "You see, Adrian Desmond is going to be a father again in a few months."
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" asked Elliot Carpenter.
Adrian Desmond replied, "It's a boy."
Elliot Carpenter said, "Your father would have been delighted if he knew you were having a son."
"Yes, if my parents were alive and knew I had a son, they would be very happy. Unfortunately..." Adrian Desmond trailed off, then tilted his head back and drained his glass of wine.
Melanie Carpenter said with a hint of malice, "If my aunt and uncle were still alive, would they approve of you marrying a woman from Orienta?"
