Mason Sheffield shot Lana Sheffield a glare.
Lana Sheffield chimed in, "Evan Fairchild is really something else. Why go to such great lengths? He's not just suppressing Stellaris, he's dragging our family into this!"
"Quiet! Go stand aside."
Lana Sheffield moved to stand behind Christopher Sterling and pouted.
"I've met Evan Fairchild before. He wouldn't act like this unless there was a genuine feud, and there's no personal grudge in my professional rivalry with him. Father-in-law, you should look for another reason."
"Even if it's not because of your rivalry, it must be because of the Rockwell Family."
"With the Rockwell Family's status, if they were truly angry about Lana breaking the engagement to marry me, would they need to ask Evan Fairchild to get involved?"
The question left Mason Sheffield speechless.
'For years, he had known the Rockwell Family probably wouldn't have honored the engagement anyway, but it had never been explicitly stated.'
