Chapter 54

Amelia let out a wry chuckle. "Come on, it's obvious the two kids have feelings for each other. Still, we shouldn't take it too seriously. They're young—who didn't have a little crush back in the day?" She paused for a moment, then added, "And let's be real, even if we still had ties with the Mason family, even if Gabriel were still the heir of the Kaisers, our family's standing still doesn't match up to theirs. Vanessa Greene has always been power-hungry—there's no way she'd ever agree to let my son marry her daughter." Back when she was still with Lucas, she'd attended plenty of social events hosted by the elites, sipping tea with their wives and chatting casually—she had a pretty good grasp on their real personalities. "So just let them be. There's only so much we can control about them." Old Mrs. Steele was open-minded as always. By the time Rebecca finished her shower, it was already dark. She was wearing Elizabeth's white shirt, her damp hair cascading down, giving her this fresh