Seraphina was surprised, but she remained calm.
She spoke to Claire Sterling with a detached expression, "He's the man you chose. All that matters is that you don't regret it."
Claire Sterling frowned.
"As long as you don't interfere and try to seduce him, we can be together forever..."
Seraphina scoffed.
"Claire Sterling, you of all people should know why Willis York got involved with you. And because of that, you should also know whether the two of you can last."
She paused. "It's just a shame. All those years of education, only to be ruined by a love-addled brain..."
Claire Sterling grew angry. "Even if I don't marry him, I'll end up marrying some other man for the family's benefit. It's all a strategic marriage, so why can't I marry someone I actually like?"
Seraphina replied, "You can marry someone you like, but you're marrying a man you like but can't control. That's the fatal mistake."
She paused before adding pointedly,
