Jacob watched the whole thing in thunderstruck silence, lost for words and frozen still.
The Minerva family was at the banquet hall, engaging in conversations and socializing with the other guests. The Middleton family had joined them at one point.
His parents' relationship with his fiancee's uncle and aunt still seems to be as smooth and seamless as it has always been despite everything that has happened. Even with all the controversies and scandals that surround them, they are still treating them as equals. While that may say a lot about their closeness at first glance, in reality, they stay the way they are because they are too deeply involved with each other. If one turns their back on the other, then they'll end up busting everything they've worked together on.
The Minerva family and the Middleton family are one and the same.
They are partners in crime, always playing their dirty little games.
