Preston Monroe had met Silas Thorne quite a few times. He had even held Silas as a child. On occasional trips to Northgate to see his son, he had run into him a few times and always found him to be a decent young man—modest and well-mannered.
However, his daughter had once complained that Silas "bullied" her. So after she had her heart broken, Preston had considered setting her up with every one of his son's friends.
Every one...
...except Silas Thorne.
But as fate would have it, he was the one who ended up whisking his daughter away.
Two years ago, when his former father-in-law passed away, he had been overcome with grief.
Then, after the funeral, his son had beaten up Jasper Quinn. News like that getting out would have been bad, so he wanted to handle it quietly. But then he heard that Silas had already taken care of the aftermath, which was why the incident never became public.
He had scolded his son at the time.
