A Calculated Match

"Seventy? Isn't he too old?" Richard frowned, not very happy. After all, it was his sister, and no matter how much he disapproved, he didn't want to push her into a fire pit.

"Old is good. If she outlives him, she can get half of his fortune sooner, right?" said Vanessa.

Vanessa became more excited as she spoke, unable to stop herself from linking her arm with Richard's. "You must have heard of th