Before Eric could say anything, Sylvia smiled and said, "Mom, it's nothing. It's just a minor issue, and it hasn't affected us much. That's why Eric hasn't taken any action."

Eric added, "Mom, I've already asked someone to look into it."

Upon hearing that, Grace felt somewhat reassured. Some matters might seem trivial to others, but in Grace's eyes, anything related to her family was of great importance.

Later on, Grace brought up the matter of the Joint Family Association, which brought together the two top-tier families in King City, the McClains and Watsons, along with the newly rising Montgomerys. The Association comprised a total of ten major families, and its strength was undeniably formidable.

This matter had already stirred up a storm in the business circle. Numerous families, even those outside King City, wanted to join the Association but were outright rejected. The Association was still in its exploratory phase, and whether it would succeed or not was not an absolute cer