After all, they and Esme had been married for two months now, and only *now* did they suddenly care about asking him why he got married. "Just wow," he thought, frustrated by their timing.
"It was our mother's decision, and we've done nothing wrong. If I recall correctly, many of the ones you've 'approved' either fled or met mysterious ends. So, forgive me if we made you think your blessing means so little to us."
For a brief moment, guilt flickered across the elders' faces, but it was quickly replaced by defiance.
One elder spoke up again, his voice dripping with contempt. "I don't care about what you've done in the past. But how could you let that woman—someone from God knows where—take control of the Aron Group? Do you even know what she's been doing with the company?"
