Forging Alliances

Seeing his expression, Clara couldn't shake off a sense of foreboding. "Mr. Kensington, did you get some news? Is it that another family is after the Vance family again?"

Calvin shook his head. "It's not just one family. It's..."

The brief pause made Clara's heart clench with anxiety. What Calvin said next nearly made her heart sink completely. "It's most of the elite families in Oakmont."

"No way