Curtis Prescott paused, his fingertips tapping lightly twice on the armrest of the sofa.
After a moment, he spoke slowly.
"As a friend, he's actually quite good. He's well put together, speaks appropriately, handles people and situations with the right measure, and his career is steady—so young and already managing part of the Sterling Family's businesses. All these visible strengths, there's nothing wrong with them."
"But the problem is, with a family like the Sterlings, the bigger the clan, the heavier the responsibilities—every move affects the whole picture. In their family, marriage has never been a matter of just two people, but a union of family interests. He's destined to enter into an arranged marriage in the future, and the partner won't be someone with an ordinary background like Vivian, but a daughter from another family of equal standing."
