Setting aside the complexities of upper-class families, the simple fact that Lianne Lianne had spent the last nine years by Ethan Sinclair's side was enough for rumors to spread that she was his kept Canary.
These false rumors about being a Canary, along with the people and circumstances surrounding them, were already holding Lianne Lianne back, making her life incredibly difficult.
If Lianne Lianne were to get together with Seth Sinclair, she would inevitably be thrust into the eye of a storm.
First entangled with the older brother, then fooling around with the younger one. The public outcry would be overwhelming, and Lianne Lianne would become the target of universal condemnation.
And even if they could deal with the public outcry, what about the Sinclair family itself?
If Lianne Lianne truly liked Seth Sinclair, she wouldn't care what anyone else thought of her, nor would she mind the world's malice.
