Yet her words struck others as rather ridiculous.
"Miss Sean, are you being serious right now?" Mr. Billy shook his head dismissively.
"What do you think?" Mabel Sean shot back.
Mr. Billy released a weary laugh. "Miss Sean, I get it if the Sean family wants to nurture fresh blood."
"But claiming he'll reach the top of Capital City? What kind of position are we talking about here? Jerry Sean's current standing?"
Mabel Sean paused, considering. "No, he'll go beyond my grandfather."
"Pfft!" Mr. Billy lost his composure completely.
"Miss Sean, how many people in all of Capital City rank above Jerry Sean?"
Mr. Billy then turned his gaze toward me. "Looking at his age, he's got to be thirty, right? A thirty-year-old who's accomplished nothing. How much potential for growth could he possibly have?"
Mabel Sean seemed done arguing with Mr. Billy. She grabbed my arm with a smile. "Let's head over there."
"Sure." I nodded.
