Encounter

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed suddenly. Independent State represented something significant, and the socialites and debutantes were well aware of it.

Rumors had it that Independent State was a place where gold flowed like water. Governed jointly by six major families in collaboration with Freemasonry, each family possessed immense wealth. They held the world's most advanced technological expertise and owned the most fertile lands globally. Despite hearing that people from Independent State couldn't marry outsiders, their hearts were filled with curiosity and longing.

Even though they knew that relationships with someone from Independent State might be short-lived, for them, having a brief romance with such a person was considered the utmost honor for themselves and their families. Moreover, the person in question was a Ford!