Violet turned her head to look at the car behind them and said to her father, "Dad, is Lia's schoolmate going with us too?"
Tom Aiken followed her gaze, then turned back, replied coolly, "That young girl is here specifically to pick up your sister. Just let her follow us into the city district, and once we're there, we'll let her off."
Violet pouted, but said no more.
The car drove for about an hour and a half and reached the city district. Tom Aiken called Lia, and when she answered, he instructed her in a gentle yet authoritative tone, "Lia, ask your schoolmate where she'd like to get off? We're going for business matters, and we can't take her with us."
Lia tilted her head to look at Lena, who was the Horne Family's young lady, and the Valence Group's doors were always open for her. Could she just leave her behind?
