Tony Longbottom was precisely that sort of ungrateful bastard.
“Mom, do you know about the Jensburg Fishers?” Tati asked.
Margaret replied, “I rarely go out, and Jensburg is so far from here. How would I know about them?”
Tati recounted the Fisher family’s situation to her mother.
She explained, “The Fisher matriarch’s ending is exactly what Tony Longbottom fears. He doesn’t want to have all his hard work come to nothing and give it all back to the main line. That’s why he’s set his eldest son’s sights on us.
“It's all about securing a backup plan for themselves.
“If they form a marriage alliance with us, and the true Longbottom heir returns to reclaim everything, do you think Manny Longbottom and his father could refuse? The legitimate heir holds all the family symbols of authority.
“The Longbottoms’ elite forces obey the tokens, not individuals. Whoever possesses them commands their absolute loyalty.
“At that point, as their in-laws, wouldn’t we be forced to assist Manny Long
