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Despite his exhaustive travels, he returned only to be greeted with punishment. Corrine couldn't help but laugh
at his plight. “Well, go on, tellwhat happened.”
“All my efforts for you, and here you are, enjoying my troubles rather than defending me!” Waldo shot her a
disgruntled look. He leaned back, eyeing Carl on the sofa and lowering his voice. “Aren’t you curious about the
talk between Evelyn and Carl at the engagement celebration that day?”
Carl's stern command cut him off. “Stand properly and reflect on yourself!”
Waldo straightened up immediately, his posture becoming rigid. “Hurry up and get inside. This is my tfor
self-reflection, so don’t interrupt me.” Corrine remained quiet.
Inside, Carl sat on the sofa, perusing the guest list. Spotting Corrine, he set the list down and removed his
glasses. “I noticed you've included several families from Pinetree City on the guest list.”
Leland handed Corrine a coffee.
She placed the cup aside and explained calmly, “With the recent governmental reorganization of city districts,
there's been sunrest in Pinetree City. They're reluctant to involve Lyhaton’s major families in their affairs
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtand have resorted to covert actions. This has caused the Seymour and Brooks families to miss out on several
important land deals.”
A cryptic sparkle danced in Carl's eyes. “And so?”
His voice was deep and steady, betraying no emotion, leaving his intentions unreadable.
Corrine spoke with measured calm, her tone steady and deliberate. “If you look back, the friction between
Pinetree City and Lyhaton began with the earliest territorial splits. As the years passed, and the Ford family,
along with the other three powerful families, began to rise, Pinetree City steadily declined. That is why they are
so determined to keep the four major Lyhaton families out of their affairs.”
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The situation was simple enough—limited market, unlimited ambition. Greed knew no boundaries.
The major families in Pinetree City feared that if the Ford family began to dip into their city’s market, the Fords’
influence would soon stretch across it. Once that foothold was established, it would only be a matter of time
before the balance of power shifted—threatening everyone else’s status.
Even the smallest move from the Ford family, or any of Lyhaton’s major houses, into Pinetree City’s domain was
met with immediate resistance—an unspoken pact to push them back.
“You are planning to expand into Pinetree City,” Carl said.
His tone was relaxed, but the certainty behind his words left no room for denial.
Corrine held his gaze, her eyes direct and unwavering. She gave a solemn nod. “Decades ago, Pinetree City and
Lyhaton were one. The split conly because they chose different paths of development. That was the reason
the Ford family withdrew their business from Pinetree City in the first place...”
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