George took a sip of his wine. "In our Simbara culture, we like to do business with acquaintances. There's a saying, 'Don't do business with strangers.' You are friends with the Michaelson Family, and that's your advantage, something Charles and I don't have. This is your leverage. And we want to use your leverage. The Michaelson Family are all savvy business people, so they will naturally understand that if you invite them out. If we were just ordinary people, it's called climbing the social ladder. But if we are influential individuals, it's called an equal exchange."
"So, we can also become your leverage."
It suddenly dawned on me.
My relationship with the Michaelson Family was my advantage, so they wanted to leverage that.
