He didn't expect that the Thomson family demanded so many conditions from the Edwards family to not sue Avery Clark!
Apart from anything else, just consider the one-billion-dollar cooperation project... It doesn't matter that the Martin family is a shell now; even in their heyday they never threw out a billion dollars to settle a matter!
As for affection, is there such a thing between the Martin family and the Thomson family?
About the first point, no matter what, Little Lucky was born prematurely because of Ella Martin. Although he can eat and sleep, the body of a premature baby is weaker.
In any case, from any angle, there is no possibility or necessity for the Thomson family to forgive the Martin family!