Lyle pinched his own ear, looking at Ralph with a gloomy face.
"Uncle, what did you say?"
Ralph spoke slowly, enunciating every word.
"I said, you should marry into the Naslan family, lad."
"Why?"
"Because Anna came to me this morning to talk. Due to her family's reasons, she wishes to continue living with the Naslan family. For this purpose, she specially sought my opinion; she's a good kid. She hopes you can make some concessions about your future place of residence. I think, you might as well join the Naslan family outright."
"Did you suggest this?" Are you selling me out?
"Yes, Lyle," Ralph said, lifting Nia, who had earlier transformed into human form, and rubbing her little head in front of Lyle, "The Butler family already has Nia. Nia will retain the Butler surname. As for you, you've lost your value."
"I—I'm your nephew!"
