Kyle frowned at Simon's words, but he answered respectfully, "I understand."
Simon was satisfied with Kyle's respectfulness. He turned to him and said, "Kyle, although you are not my son, you are a man in the William family. Honestly, this girl doesn't deserve your love. For your own future, you'd better think twice. I can arrange for you to meet some women born into families like ours if you would like? What do you think?"
His words were tempting. Kyle recalled that Brian always looked down on him, and he was eager to change that. Now, Simon offered him a chance to gain that higher status.
But, he would have to give up Diana. Kyle wavered.
Seeing Kyle's hesitancy, Simon didn't want to push him to decide. "It's okay. You can consider it. I believe you are a smart boy, and you will make the right choice."
Kyle was relieved, he'd expected their talk to be much worse. He bowed to Simon and said, "Thank you, Mr. William."
