Even though the Lawrence family was well off, they were nothing compared to the Hathaway. The latter's family was in Logistics and his sister married an heir of an extremely influential family. So he always thought she wants to marry him for family wealth than for him or for her grandmother wish who she meets once or twice a year.
His parents and grandparents let him do whatever he likes but his grandfather's only request for him was to marry his childhood sweetheart's granddaughter which he couldn't say no.
Two years back he got to know that granddaughter was Anne. He still tried to get along but she seemed fake to him. He convinced himself saying her profession was different and he shouldn't think she was acting with him. But as time passed, he was getting more uncomfortable with her.
He successfully escaped from her went aside when Anne's friends started asking about her designer attire and accessories.