Most men would have a strong stance about whose surname their children took after.

For thousands of years, an unwritten rule had been set in stone between men and women that children born should take after their father’s surname.

Since time immemorial, most people indeed practiced this.

This was especially the case for high-status and influential families like the Batton family.

At the end of the day, men and their side of the family all cared a lot about children taking after the surname of