"She was pretty useful to your father, right?" Ethan asked. "Wouldn't he help her to gain her favor for the sake of the future?"
"You talk as if my father is some schemer. Well, you are not completely off the mark, but…" Ian scratched the back of his head. "You have to think about the other part. Emily is pretty prideful; would she receive the help of someone and then owe something that big to others? I don't think she would accept that."