'An eighteen-year-old with skills like that… He's certainly worthy of being the one my sister has her eye on.'
'And worthy of being my woman's brother!'
'But still… I'm your sister's only man. Give your brother-in-law a chance to shine, come on!'
Though he thought this, Leona Grant knew better than anyone that Annabelle Linton would find absolutely no one to help her.
Because he had issued an order: anyone who dared to help Annabelle Linton was making an enemy of him.
It wasn't that he absolutely needed Annabelle to come to him, nor was it that he was too proud to go to her.
The main problem was that Annabelle was just too proud, and to make matters worse, she couldn't stand him. If he went to her of his own accord, she would undoubtedly reject him without a second thought!
If she couldn't find a solution and had to come to him, it would be a huge loss of face for her, and he didn't want Annabelle to have to humble herself like that.
