Brandon Jacobs took Mabel Grant's hand and smiled. "Theodore and his wife did a fine job raising Asher."
Years ago, when Brandon Jacobs was planning to fake his death, he had very little money. After much hesitation, he asked Theodore Keating for a loan. In their social circle, quite a few people knew that Tobias Sterling was an illegitimate son, and they all looked down on him for it.
Only Theodore Keating had maintained a good relationship with Tobias Sterling back then. At the time, Theodore wasn't exactly in the Keating Family's good graces himself due to the matter with Ruth Hughes, but his situation was still far better than Brandon Jacobs's.
When Tobias Sterling asked, Theodore Keating didn't hesitate for a second. He gave Tobias all the money he could spare. At the time, he assumed Tobias was planning to flee the country, so he told him to be careful and to contact him once he was settled abroad, promising to help in any way he could.
