Chapter 296: Chapter 296

Even though Julian Lancaster remained unflappable under pressure, he was still taken aback upon hearing Ethan Sherman’s words.

His eyes suddenly turned sharp, and he cast a fierce look towards Ethan, his voice cold as he pressed, "What did you say?"

Ethan Sherman was intimidated by Julian Lancaster’s overwhelming presence.

He cautiously said, "Did you... did you misunderstand my relationship with Nina and that’s why you canceled the contract with Sherman Group?"

After Nina Sinclair told him about the matter, the more he thought about it, the more it didn’t feel right, so he speculated Julian Lancaster must have misunderstood his relationship with Nina Sinclair.

Otherwise, why would he be so hostile towards him?

Ethan Sherman lamented, "President Lancaster, since this collaboration fell through, I was scolded terribly by the old man when I returned. If it’s not because of this matter, then could you tell me why the partnership with Sherman Group was suddenly canceled?"

Julian Lancaster’s emotions fluctuated wildly.

He took quite a while to digest the news before raising his deep-set eyes towards Ethan and asked, "How are you and Nina cousins?"

He had already instructed Felix Ford to investigate Nina Sinclair’s background.

Aside from things from her childhood, there was absolutely no connection with Ethan, which is why he was so shocked to hear this news.

"I knew it!" Ethan sighed helplessly, and he spoke earnestly, "Nina’s mother is my aunt. Back then, she was left in a vegetative state after a car accident, and then Nina’s father divorced her shamelessly, causing the Sherman Family to have a fallout with the Sinclair Family."

"Later Nina Sinclair left that cold-blooded family, so naturally no one knows our relationship."

Ethan straightforwardly highlighted the key points.

The Sinclair Family is a prestigious clan in Crestfall, and although the Sherman Family doesn’t quite match up, it barely qualifies as a good match. Back then, Byron Sinclair and Madeline Sherman’s marriage was quite the celebrated union.

It’s really lamentable how things have deteriorated to this extent.

Julian Lancaster was silent. Nina had mentioned this to him before, and at the time, he had made some guesses, but he never expected there to be such a connection.

"The Sherman Family once had a marriage alliance with the Sinclair Family, and Nina Sinclair is Byron Sinclair’s daughter?"

"That’s right!" Ethan eagerly nodded and said, "But what happened back then had a great impact on Nina, and she abandoned her father-daughter relationship with Byron Sinclair long ago."

After finishing, he looked solemnly at Julian Lancaster and said, "President Lancaster, if you truly like Nina, then I hope you won’t despise her, because behind her, there’s only our Sherman Family."

"Although I know the Sherman Family doesn’t compare to the Lancaster Family, it’s not difficult to find a man with decent family background for Nina."

Actually, Ethan was telling Julian that if he’s just playing around, then he shouldn’t hurt Nina Sinclair, because the Sherman Family will support her.

The sunlight streamed through the window outside, casting a gentle sheen over Julian’s previously hard expression.

"I will never despise her."

Not knowing Nina’s background in the past, he already didn’t look down on her. Now, knowing it, he wouldn’t either.

Ethan saw the warm change in Julian Lancaster’s expression and rubbed his hands with a grin, "President Lancaster, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, can we proceed with the contract now?"

Julian Lancaster gave him one directive, "Go talk to my assistant."

Ethan was so elated he almost burst out laughing, feeling as if he was floating.

It wasn’t a wasted trip to Veridia!

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Damn, if he had known earlier, he would have clarified things with Julian sooner and avoided needless suffering!

Moving forward, he could cling to his future brother-in-law’s hefty support!

Ethan took a daring step forward and patted Julian Lancaster on the shoulder, "Brother-in-law, when you and Nina get married in the future, I’ll definitely give a big red envelope."

After saying that, Ethan eagerly went to find Felix Ford.

Thinking of how Ethan addressed him earlier, Julian Lancaster’s lips curled into a faint smile.