Chapter 1314 

Maisie was stunned. “He didn‘t like her?” 

Alfred sighed. “Lorraine came from the maternal side of the family and is considered a distant relative. Although it was already in the post–reform era, the Wolfsbanes were a huge and wealthy family at that time and retained some feudal ideology. 

“Mr. Summers was a boy, so he had better education, but Lorraine‘s story was different. She didn‘t have the opportunity to attend school at that time, so her education level was different from that of Mr. Summers, and it was difficult to get along with someone whose ideas and concepts were so distinct from hers. 

“What‘s more, Lorraine was Mr. Summers‘s cousin, so in other words, he was forced to marry his own cousin. Even though they weren‘t closely related, still, not many people could accept it back then.” 

Maisie was a little surprised to hear that. Marriages between close relatives were basically an ancient tradition. It was very common before the late 19th century, especially amongst large and prestigious families in which they wanted to preserve the family‘s wealth, maintain geographic proximity, and keep traditions. 

It was just like the royal families of some countries nowadays–they were still keen on marriages between close relatives, which was not acceptable to everyone. 

Maisie did not expect that Rowena‘s parents would get connected through such a tie. 

placed the photo frame back and thought of something. “Grandfather claimed that he brought Rowena in and raised her

with him. He also promised the Summers he would take good care of Rowena.

asked out of the blue,

Nolan appeared at the door at that moment. ““If you want to know

walked up to him with a smile. “That

raised his eyebrows slightly. “Was it

that he meant something

and laughed. “How could you beat your husband

 

choked on her own words. “I

of the study. In the corridor, Nolan was pushed by her to the door of their bedroom. He turned around

I can‘t wait any longer.

against the wall, wrapped his arm around her soft, slender waist, and asked with a hint of amusement flashing across

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