Chapter 110

I scoffed at Archibald's words. Severing ties? If he and Saul had any dignity, they wouldn't have said that. "Uncle Archie, just because I didn't agree to your request, you want to cut off ties with our family... It seems like only we value this relationship. It's obvious you don't care about us at all." My father wasn't completely disillusioned with him yet. If I admitted too quickly that we might sever ties, things could get out of hand and we might end up in a conflict with Archibald's family. My father valued family bonds too much. If he changed his mind later, he might end up compensating Archibald and his family even more. To cut off ties with Archibald's family completely, I needed to be patient. "Archie, is this really how you feel?" my father asked quietly. Saul didn't want to fall out with our family. After all, the annual dividends were quite substantial. He suppressed his resentment and whispered to his father, "Dad, don't be impulsive. Think about how much money we