Miles didn't know whether he should be worried or relieved by Old Man Sterling's decision.
The situation was becoming increasingly complicated, and what troubled him the most was that no one seemed capable of understanding what the old man was truly thinking.
One moment, it appeared as though Old Man Sterling was openly supporting Emily's entry into the Sterling family.
Yet the very next moment, it felt as though he was quietly standing back and waiting for the rest of the Sterling family to tear her apart.
The contradiction was difficult to understand.
And when the old man casually remarked that the Sterling family would soon become restless, the assistant could not help feeling sorry for Emily.
Although nobody would openly admit it, she would undoubtedly become one of the people most affected by whatever was about to happen.
Especially now that Lucian was out of town.
Without Lucian's presence, many people would undoubtedly become bolder.
