I Don't Think I Need Your Permission (98)

My father-in-law suddenly opposed the marriage.

More precisely, he opposed Heter marrying into House Fortune as its live-in son-in-law.

“Is that… because Fortune is a baronial house?”

“That's right.”

Squeeze.

My hand tightened around my skirt beneath the table.

Knowing Heter came from a ducal house, I couldn't say I hadn't expected this.

What parent would want their son to marry into a lower-ranked family, so to speak?

But just as bracing yourself for a blow doesn't make it hurt any less, it was still infuriating to see his attitude change before my eyes because of my family's rank.

“Lady Roland, Heter’s fiancée, is the daughter of a marquess family we’ve known for a long time. What do you think the nobles would say if Arsenio broke off the engagement and became the live-in son-in-law of an unknown baronial house?”...