People from other prominent families had tried eloping before, but it always ended in failure and eventual compromise.
The family would cut off all financial support to force their hand. Without that backing, no other company would dare to hire them.
No matter how capable he was, he wouldn't be able to withstand the full weight of his family's pressure.
He didn't want her to suffer by eloping with him. She'd been pampered her whole life; she wasn't cut out for hardship. She was someone to be cherished and protected.
...
Meanwhile, Don Lowell was being pestered by Faye Lowell, and the two of them ended up trapped together.
The space they were in was even smaller, and the air was growing thin.
Faye Lowell had originally planned to hit on Skylar Morrison, but he had unexpectedly escorted Jessica Sutton to safety.
