It was just as Claire had said—all of Aurous Hill, perhaps even Oskia, were watching the Ackers and the Wades' joint project very closely, especially since their beef had been closely followed twenty years ago.

At the time, the tabloids and even mainstream media would offer analysis about the squabble between the two families. One could even search the internet for archived articles, which were clearly spiced up and hardly believable.

However, such spiced-up media was precisely what everyone liked talking about.

Still, there had been no official statement made between the families over the last twenty years, and there was no solid evidence proving that the two families had any dealings ever since.

As such, while the public had no idea about the specific details, they were all aware that there was a cold war between the two families.

That was why it was especially shocking that the two families had announced a strategic partnership, drawing the attention of both media and netizens.