Even when grown up, they haven't forgotten, their hostility towards each other remains.
It wasn't until Lance gossiped to this point that he understood why Margaret would rather escape the marriage than marry Alvin. It turned out there were so many stories.
But Lance could also understand Alvin.
Although Margaret is good-looking, Alvin's status means he doesn't lack women. Margaret's maverick personality seems extremely unpleasant to him, completely unlike that of a woman.
Margaret didn't need to say more, she fled the marriage all the way to Hamlet.
The two themselves were opposed to it. It was more because of their fathers' transaction that they were forcibly engaged; it wasn't some "dominant CEO falls in love with me," cliched and vulgar storyline.
In this situation, Lawrence couldn't possibly be unaware, but he agreed to it due to the exchange of interests with the Earl.
