This was the mindset of the older generation. They believed the inheritance should stay in the family by leaving them to the sons and grandsons as daughters would only grow up to marry into another family.

For families without a direct descendant to bequeath the inheritance to, fellow townspeople would be eyeing the property.

They would keep the wealth in the town.

Many were unwilling to leave their hard-earned assets to someone who did not carry the family name. Hence, they would try to bring a son into the family.

“Are you talking about John Hunt by chance?”

John’s name rang a bell as he was once a senior executive at one of the Stones’ subsidiaries. John made a million dollars annually.

For John to earn a huge chunk of change from the Stones, to push around her nieces, and to take over her sister’s property, Mrs. Stone could not say he left a good impression.

She needed to get Clive to go hard on John so the latter would not be able to even make a living out of begging