"Mark, I have listened to everything you have to say. Your grandfather is not at fault here since you went against his rules."
Elena was not judgemental. After listening to the backstory behind his grandfather's rule, she would be foolish to blame the old man for the extreme measures he was taking.
Mark, clearly knowing his stance, went against one of the rules he put in place. What then was he expecting? He was kind of lucky to have been able to get a chance to right his wrong. But that chance didn't really dwell well with her.
Yes, the goal was to get Mark Wang to her side and use him to climb the social circle. And if Mark had asked her for a contract marriage back then just so he could help her, there was still a one per cent chance that she would have agreed to it.
