“Now, it turns out, she’s descended from a distinguished family herself. Her own elder sister even went back to inherit the family legacy. So, you see, there isn’t a single ordinary person among the York young madams.”
Ivor took a slow sip of tea. “I don’t particularly want Sheila to marry into an upper class family either, but what if Alex genuinely likes Sheila?
“Though the gap between our families is significant, our family is still comfortably well-off and we’re better off than many families.”
Compared to the general public, the Jones family was quite privileged.
“Just now, it seemed like Mr. York’s behavior toward Sheila was… unusual.”
Marvin finally stopped reading the newspaper. As he folded it, he said, “That’s true, it was quite obvious. His eyes were completely on Sheila, and he didn’t try to hide it at all. It’s just that Sheila herself didn’t notice.”
“That’s why I wanted to ask you what you think of Alex.”
Hearing the uncle and nephew pair discussing Alex, Enid mov