In the original story, that specific plot of land was a piece of fat meat that Cedric Harrington had salivated over. It was intended to be a crucial stepping stone, a vital asset that would have allowed him to consolidate his precarious position within the family and expand his power base. The fact that Ethan Caldwell had snatched it away, whether it was a calculated business move or simply a whim to please his partner, had created a massive fissure in Cedric's grand plan.
Julian didn't know the deep, underlying reason why Cedric valued that land so obsessively. He didn't know if it hid some earth-shattering secret, whether it was slated for some covert urban development, if it sat atop a rare mineral deposit, or if it simply possessed exceptionally auspicious feng shui.
