I figured Julius was an opportunist. His words to Eleanor were likely just a front.

Maybe he wanted to leverage the influence of Andrea’s family for himself.

"Julius used Andrea's family's support to start a lime factory in the area. He got to know the construction industry while running sales. Later, he gradually got into floor tiles. But wasn't it because of this kind of pestering that Julius..." Eleanor glanced at me but didn't finish.

"Don't make excuses for Julius. Eleanor, everyone walk