The Shepherd Family of Metropia.
When Celia Sterling arrived, the banquet hadn't started yet. Since it was a child's birthday party, the Shepherd Family hadn't invited many guests, and those who came were mostly the younger generation from other prominent families.
The eldest young master of the Shepherd family came out to greet her personally. This smooth and worldly heir to the Shepherd Family was nearly forty but had yet to truly take power, so for years, he had been diligently currying favor with his stepmother, June Coleman, who wasn't much older than him. On the surface, their mother-son relationship seemed quite harmonious. He led Celia Sterling toward the inner hall, speaking to her in a gentle tone:
"Mrs. Shepherd is waiting for you in the inner hall. When she heard Miss Sterling was coming, she prepared lots of your favorite foods ahead of time. By the way, Chairman Sterling didn't come?"
