Chapter 409

• “You’re right.” Hathaway nodded. “Truth is, I’ve already been granted the title of countess, and my grandfather is a duke. Our whole family is nobility. I didn’t say it at first because I didn’t want anyone to feel distant from me, or think I’m somehow different.”
• “You’re not any different.” Francis smiled easily. “We Huaxia folks aren’t like you. We haven’t had nobility for a long time. In theory, everyone’s equal—though, yeah, not really in practice.”
• Hathaway nodded, half getting it. “Oh…”