The rtionships among the esteemed families of Eastcliff were notablyplex.


    Intermarriage among these noble families wasmonce, mirroring the practices of royal dynasties where members married into other ruling families.


    Every family had both sons and daughters, and as they reached the appropriate age for marriage, their choices for spouses were limited. Given that they could not select partners from ordinary families, their only viable options were the offspring of other prestigious families.


    Thus, it could be said that these distinguished families were interconnected through a web of marriages. Some families, particrly those with numerous children, expanded their intermarriage practices to include a broadwork of other prominent families.


    In Europe, royal intermarriage was prevalent among monarchies, resulting in a situation where many kings and queens were rted to one another, essentially creating onerge family through generations of marriage alliances.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Sam’s mother, Lydia Kilgore, was the daughter of the Thomas family and the aunt of Loreen. Thirty-five years ago, she wed Sam’s father, Heath.


    When Lydia and Heath married, the Thomas family was somewhat more affluent and influential than the Kilgore family. However, over the years, the fortunes of the Thomas family declined, while the Kilgore family experienced growth, widening the gap between the two ns.


    Regardless of this shift, Lord Kilgore and his wife consistently cherished Lydia, particrly because the Thomas family had significantly supported the Kilgore family during her marriage.


    After marrying Heath, Lydia became a mother to three daughters before Sam arrived, leading the entire family to shower him with affection.


    This year, as Sam approached his twenty-eighth birthday, Lydia’s concerns regarding his marriage began to surface.


    Initially, she sought a suitable match for him among the esteemed families in Eastcliff, but none met her expectations.


    The youngdies from the Schulz and Wade families were of high status and attracted attention from other prominent families in Eastcliff, yet the Kilgore family seemed tock the same level of wealth and social standing.


    Families withparable status and wealth to the Kilgore family had daughters of marriageable age who were either already engaged or did not meet Lydia’s criteria.<fnd489> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n ?ovelFind</fnd489>


    Wishing the best for her son, Lydia hoped he would find a partner from a wealthy and respected family, possessing both beauty and a lovely personality.


    However, the young women from these elite families often shared amon w: while they were connected to affluent and powerful families, they typicallycked other admirable qualities. Their main attribute was their family name, but that often overshadowed their deficiencies.


    Some of these wealthy young women werecking in intellect, squandering their family’s money onvish lifestyles. They might have attended prestigious schools, but often that was due to their families’ financial influence rather than merit.


    A notorious example was Daniel Pace, who reportedly donated fifteen million dors to Harvard to secure his son’s admission.


    Many of these privileged young people, including Sam, were essentially superficial, despite their gilded appearances.


    The Kilgore family had invested considerable resources under the guise of a donation to facilitate Sam’s studies abroad.


    Consequently, although he was the third son of the illustrious Kilgore family, his personal capabilities paled inparison to those of hardworking high school students.


    Lydia was determined not to see her son end up with a beautiful yet empty-headed girl, so she carefully scrutinized the list of potential brides and identified Jasmine.


    However, ns often change unexpectedly. To her dismay, Lydia learned that her son had embarrassed himself by starting a fight with a stranger at Jasmine’s birthday celebration, even swallowing a ruby ne due to a foolish wager.


    At this moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of frustration and disappointment.


    Nheless, she masked her feelings, recognizing that her son was about to undergo surgery. She encouraged him to get ready quickly and took him to visit his grandmother, who had recently suffered a fall and injury.<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>