The next day, Ella entered Hugo's office in tears."Hugo, can you tell me why?" she said. "It's not like you don't know how I feel about you.""I know, but I can't do it."Hugo and Ella's marriage had been agreed upon since they were young. There was nothing in black and white, but everyone knew that the men of the Flint family would marry the women of the Hunt family. This was because decades ago, the Flint family had once relied on the Hunt family. Even though they no longer had any financial dealings with each other, the dependency was already in place.As the eldest son, Hugo had an undeniable responsibility since he was young."Hugo, as long as you marry me, you can marry whoever you want in the future. I won't object," Ella said."I can't do that," Hugo said."Is it because she won't allow you to?" Ella said in distress. "The woman you love—is she the one who wanted you to change your nationality?""No, it's not because of that. It's because your family's been using the p
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