I might have sounded nonchalant, but I knew Anson would understand.

He glanced at me. "Her fate? You're right. She's been like a boy ever since she was a child. She would mingle with them and endure all kinds of hardship without complaining. I never spoiled her. After all, she was destined to shoulder the great responsibility that is the Huffman family."

Anson looked up and gazed blankly at the tree in the courtyard.

He looked desolate. Maybe he really did think of me as his family.

"I thought it might have been dangerous for her to do all that, but she's been by my side handling the business since she was fifteen. She's faced danger several times, but she has never flinched, and she's only become more resolute."

I involuntarily recalled the first time I saw Trinity. She had entered my line of sight with Jared, emanating a fierce aura. Even her gaze had been cold and ruthless.

But fate was fickle, and I had discovered another side of her. She was innocent and gentle, just like a girl next door.

"My father established the Huffman family's influence in the business world. I grew up fighting alongside my father, and I was well aware of the danger. But the Huffman family makes their money from these risks." Anson spoke calmly.

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

She's just a girl, after all. That's why I believe Jared is good for her." He glanced at me after

been by Trinity's side for so many

heart tightened. I knew what he was going to

surged within

and Trinity

the first time I met Trinity and

Jared serving dishes just a few days

it," I reassured Anson with

his eyes

and said, "Let's go. I'll show you around

up and followed

me through the courtyard toward the inside. Along the way, the pavilions and

no time for

my father and I built together." As he slowly walked with me, he recounted the history of the Huffman

place was still a village, and the Huffman residence was just a thatch house." He sounded

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