Franthing and his knights left, and only Song Lan and the head maid remained in the kitchen.
The arrogant behavior of the Monk family indeed conveyed some implicit messages—the Gilvez family's control over the consortium was no longer stable, and those discontent with Isabella were growing in number. They might soon face a real internal struggle.
This might also explain why Isabella had lost her appetite.
Within less than half a month, Song Lan had the opportunity to witness two entirely different family structures. Philosophically, Morger and the Iris Consortium represented two extremes.
One was a mad dog extreme in protecting its own.
The other was eager to kick an ally when they were down, racing to deliver the finishing blow.
These observations made Song Lan realize something.
Great families are terrifying. He should stay as far away from such people as possible in the future, lest the flames of war reach an innocent bystander like him.
"I'm sorry you had to see that."
