Chapter 1253


    Realizing this, she didn’t press further, fearing Peterson might get upset.


    Peterson, however, shrugged it off and said, “I used to not understand my grandpa either, but as I grew


    up, I learned that back in his youth, he was just a pawn in a business marriage.”


    Eleanor, who followed behind him, eximed, “I never thought that even powerful families like yours


    would sacrifice your freedom to choose who to marry for the sake of preserving family interests.”


    Peterson turned around and looked at Eleanor, “That’s something my grandpa’s generation had to deal


    with.”


    Eleanor looked up and asked, “Do you still have to go through that now?”


    Peterson smiled faintly, “My grandpa said, one sacrificialmb in the Sharp family was enough. His


    children could choose who to marry freely.”


    The first thing Yates did when he took over was to change the old customs and rules of the previous


    generation. The Sharp family now was pretty harmonious, to say the least.


    Hearing Peterson say this, Eleanor looked at him curiously. Since their family no longer needed to


    maintain their status through marriage alliances, why was he still looking for opportunities for alliances?


    Peterson wasn’t sure what Eleanor was thinking, so he just asked tentatively, “Ms. Elena, are you


    married?”


    Eleanor replied calmly, “I did my research on the Sharp family before I came. Didn’t you do the same


    on me?”


    The death of Emilia was arranged by Ethan, and her recing Emilia’s identity was arranged by


    Bernard. They kept the sisters’ affairs very secret.


    Even the Pine and the Spencer families weren’t aware that Emilia’s sister was alive, let alone the fact


    that Vanya wasn’t part of the Pine family. These were family secrets and naturally kept under wraps.


    Aside from Evelyn who knew about Eleanor, she was guilt-ridden over ruining Vanya’s face and


    causing her son and daughter-inw’s premature death due to interfering in Emilia and Ethan’s


    rtionship. She had no heart to reveal these matters and so they remained confidential.


    However, Eleanor wasn’t sure if the Sharp family had the capability to bypass the Laurence, the


    Ziegler, the Hooper, the Pine, and even the Spencer families, to uncover the information they wanted.


    So, she chose to counter-question to prevent the truth from being exposed.


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    Seeing that she was even evasive on this topic, Peterson couldn’t help but smirk, “I never dig into


    people’s pasts. I believe in being honest when dealing with people.” Eleanor, who was subtly criticized


    by him, smirked, “I think it’s best to get to know the other party before doing business.”


    Peterson raised an eyebrow, “So… I was just getting to know Ms. Elena, but you seem to be very


    wary.”


    Eleanor was left speechless by his remark and stopped responding. She followed him through thewn


    in silence, heading towards the winding path.


    Peterson, however, carried on naturally, “I once attended a dinner party with Ms. Laurence, and saw a


    silhouette that looked a lot like Ms. Elena.”


    Hearing this, Eleanor’s back stiffened.


    She had quickly hidden in the restroom when she saw Peterson following Sigridst time, thinking she


    had done a good job, but he had noticed her anyway.


    Eleanor was a bit nervous, but tried to stay calm, “You remembered a silhouette for so long, she must


    have been a beauty…”


    Peterson touched his nose and replied, “I just have a good memory.”


    Eleanorughed awkwardly, “Oh, I see…”.


    Peterson looked at Eleanor, his eyes inscrutable, “Mr. Hooper was at that dinner party too. Did you


    forget about that after you left?”


    Was he nning to keep probing? Eleanor thought for a moment, then shook her head, “Mr. Hooper is


    just my assistant. Why would I go to his dinner party?”


    Peterson pretended to understand and nodded, then turned to Pearce, “Mr. Hooper, do you alsoe


    from a prestigious family?”


    Pearce, lugging a pile of tools,ined about the rough road while replying, “If I were from a


    prestigious family, why would I be doing this hard work?!”


    If he were from a prestigious family, he would definitely live in the most prosperous part of Canada, and


    would have a bunch of servants to carry things for him, not doing it himself!


    Peterson smiled elegantly, “I saw Mr. Hooper being quite familiar with Mr. Laurence, so I thought you


    were also a scion of a noble family.”


    Pearce forced a smile, “I’m not familiar with Mr. Laurence, I’m familiar with his wife. I…”


    Before he could finish, Eleanor elbowed him.


    Pearce, wincing, immediately changed his tune, “Peterson, let’s go inside. I can’t carry this stuff any


    longer!”


    Peterson gave Eleanor a meaningful look, then put away his suspicions, held the door open for Pearce


    and Eleanor to sit down in the living room, and went upstairs to find Yates.