The two families often had personnel exchanges, so their relationship was always better than that of other families.
"Okay."
Selena Kensington agreed.
Then she followed Iris Sinclair to take a tour of the Sinclair Family’s estate.
Looking at those nurous wing rooms, arches, and pavilions, Selena continuously expressed her admiration.
The quadrangle courtyard of the Sinclair Family was exceptionally well-preserved.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Iris suddenly shouted towards the people at the pavilion ahead.
There, several ladies were sitting.
They were all working on so embroidery.
Then, the lady surrounded in the center turned around "Little Iris is back."
She smiled gracefully.
Then she looked at Selena Kensington behind Iris Sinclair with a curious gaze.
"Little Iris, is this your friend?"
Iris Sinclair brought Selena over and waved off Mrs. Sinclair’s question "No, this is my cousin-in-law."
Only then did Mrs. Sinclair understand. She looked apologetically at Selena Kensington "So it’s Selie. I don’t watch the news much, so I didn’t recognize you at first, my apologies."
Selena gently shook her head "It’s fine, Auntie, no need to mind."
Then, Iris introduced the others in the pavilion to her "This is my granduncle’s aunt, this is my cousin-in-law..."
The people were introduced one by one by Iris Sinclair.
Then, they all greeted Selena Kensington "Hello, Ms. Kensington."
They knew their status didn’t allow them to greet Selena as informally as Mrs. Sinclair did.
"Hello to all of you."
After exchanging greetings, Iris planned to take leave from her mother "Mom, I’m going to take my cousin-in-law nearby to play."
Mrs. Sinclair nodded "Don’t go too far."
"Got it."
Then Iris found a quieter pavilion to sit down.
She called a servant tending to the flowers nearby "Bring so tea and snacks."
"Yes, Miss."
Once inside the pavilion, Iris eagerly sat down.
"Cousin-in-law, have a seat, you must be tired from walking for so long."
"I’m fine."
Then, when the servant brought tea and snacks, Iris began chatting with Selena while eating.
"Hey, cousin, has Sloane Hawthorne been up to anything lately?"
After asking, Iris added "Oh, I’m her fan, right? Just taking the chance to find out a little through your connection..."
As if she asked casually.
But in Iris’s heart, she kept grumbling; she had put in so much effort for her brother’s happiness.
"Hmm?"
Selena was suddenly asked about Sloane Hawthorne’s affairs, which made her think carefully.
Matters concerning Sloane were arranged by Tessa Sinclair, except for what Selena asked her to do; other things Selena wasn’t too familiar with.
"Seems like she has a New Year’s Eve gala to attend."
This was sothing already arranged by Tessa Sinclair for Sloane Hawthorne.
"Oh... is it the New Year’s Gala of Aethelgard Television?"
Selena slightly nodded "It should be, why, do you want to watch?"
Iris smiled "Of course I’d go if I had the chance!"
She hastily thought of telling her brother to get the tickets!
After that, Iris and Selena chatted about other topics.
After a while, as they got a bit thirsty, they decided to take a break.
Selena just took a sip of tea, slightly turned, and saw a square-faced middle-aged man walking by outside the pavilion.
Honestly, that middle-aged man wasn’t ugly, but such a face seed too plain within the Sinclair Family.
Iris seed to notice him too and waved quickly "Third Uncle, you’re back."
Upon hearing Iris’s voice, the square-faced middle-aged man looked up and smiled at her "Oh, it’s Little Iris."
"You and your friend go ahead and play, I have so business with your grandfather, can’t chat with you now."
After speaking, he hurriedly left.
"Alright!"
Iris replied aloud.
Selena was puzzled, Third Uncle?
He must be from the third branch of the Sinclair Family, but... before this, she never heard there was a third branch.
"Little Iris, that Third Uncle of yours... is he from the third branch?"
Iris picked up a piece of cake, put it in her mouth, and nodded at Selena’s question "Yes."
Then she looked around.
Aside from an occasional servant, not many people passed by, and the servants were quite far from their pavilion.
Iris leaned in closely and whispered.
"It’s a long story."
"The people from the third branch don’t have Sinclair blood."
"?"
Selena showed so confusion.
"Well, this matter dates back to my grandfather’s father’s generation. My grandfather’s father had three brothers, but it’s unknown what the third brother did wrong; he was expelled from the Sinclair Family, and even removed from the family genealogy!"
"And the child he left behind wasn’t actually his own, but adopted."
"Seeing the child was pitiful, my grandfather’s father continued to raise him, and as he grew, he found work in the Sinclair Family. His descendants always lived there, so they’re included in the family genealogy."
Selena was taken aback.
She never expected such secrets within this family history.
"Removed from the genealogy, so even his na is unknown?"
Selena asked a question.
Iris slightly frowned, then shook her head.
"That’s from my grandfather’s father’s generation, the only ones privy to it would be my grandfather’s generation, but... it’s a topic never to be ntioned in the Sinclair Family."
"So I’m not entirely sure."
Iris shrugged.
Selena chuckled "Yet you still ntioned it to ?"
Iris paused and then looked at Selena "Cousin-in-law, I’m just satisfying your curiosity!"
Actually, Iris was puzzled herself; she learned these things when she was young by incessantly questioning the adults in the family.
Beyond this, those adults wouldn’t tell her more.
At any rate, now the Sinclair’s third branch is considered part of the Sinclair Family.
Furthermore, the Sinclair Family is very united internally, with the first, second, and third branches each fulfilling their roles, adhering to the ancestral rules, maintaining a cohesive and stable arrangent to this day.
Thus, sotis blood relations are no longer important.
"Hey, even the Third Uncle who manages the southern industries is back; the others must have also returned."
A glimr of curiosity crossed Selena’s eyes "Your Third Uncle manages southern industries?"
Iris didn’t feel it was odd and nodded "Yes."
"Many amusent parks in major southern cities are managed by my Third Uncle."
"I see..."
Just as Selena finished speaking, she saw Silas Sinclair entering the pavilion, seemingly in a good mood.
"Bro, how co you have ti to co back?"
Iris asked.
As it got closer to the New Year, the Eryndor Office beca increasingly busy.
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