Chapter 43 Helplessness

Eric was speechless when Emery confronted him. His expression flickered, unable to meet her shocked gaze. "Well..." His throat tightened, and his hands clenched into fists without realizing it. Eric knew Emery had been struggling with the situation, but he hadn't meant to hide it from her. The Carter and Fisher families had a close relationship. Still, despite addressing Logan as "Old Man", Eric wasn't really part of the Carter family, and he had no right to interfere with their internal affairs. He only knew about the urn because Logan had intentionally made him aware of it. He recalled the moment clearly. Logan had placed the urn carefully in front of him, then abruptly changed the subject. "I heard from your parents that they're planning to have you marry the young lady from the Sinclair family?" An awkward silence briefly crossed Eric's face. He forced a stiff response. "I have no such plans." Logan replied casually, "The Sinclair family has three generations of intellectu