As Ana spoke, her tone carried a hint of reprimand, something Blake wasn’t particularly fond of.

She muttered under her breath, “I don’t have your level of perseverance. Chasing after a man for so many years and still not getting him—Aunt, with your looks and status, why tie yourself to just one tree?”

Blake really couldn’t understand what her aunt was so fixated on after all these years.

Ana’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You don’t get it. Pursuing a man isn’t about how many years you chase him—it’s about what you gain from him during that time. Griffin may not have any strong background himself, but in the first half of...