Elder Mr. Lancaster and Madam Lancaster were warmly escorted into the living room.

Though the Birch family estate was nowhere near the sprawling, thousand-acre grandeur of the Lancaster family’s manor, its decor was refined and meticulous. Elder Mr. Lancaster swept his gaze across the room, instantly recognizing that the Birch family’s legacy ran far deeper than what appeared on the surface.

Elder Mr. Lancaster had done his homework on the Birch family. They ...