Beyond the Divorce

Anson chuckled when I asked my question. He stood under a gazebo in a garden and gestured for me to sit. "Sit down. It's cooler here."

Then he took a seat inside the gazebo, and I joined him.

I couldn't help but wonder what he was worrying about. Maybe I could help distract him.

"The Huffman and Attwood families have always been close. The Attwood family started in the east of the city, and we, the Huffman family, started in the north. We were involved in similar businesses, so conflict was inevitable. However, the two families reached an agreement so they could survive. They divided Foswood into the east and west regions, with the Huffman family in the west and the Attwood family in the east. That way, we would govern our own territories, mutually complementing each other and avoiding interference.

"This arrangement lasted for a while, but when the businesses became more established, the division was no longer logical, and conflict arose again. Then, the two families rewrote the agreement, changing from independent governance to mutual assistance and collaboration.

"In my generation, we developed new territories independently. In the older generation, the Huffman family would help when the Attwood family encountered any major incidents. After all, we were both involved in risky businesses, and two heads are better than one. Only by uniting could we resist external threats.

"Both families relied on trust and mutual support to establish themselves in Foswood. Later on, when the Huffman family ran into difficulties, the Attwood family also helped us, but they suffered heavy losses... until Jared's generation. When he was seventeen, he co-managed the business with his father. Young people are innovative visionaries and can adapt quickly."

showed that he held

I have to admit, Jared is intelligent. The Attwood family did not decline, but transformed and became more prosperous." What Anson

known each other for a long time, why didn't Jared have feelings

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It was Ivanna. She had returned to

had returned without letting her

I said, and moved away to pick up the