Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-92.18.13.89-20161226120304/@comment-26397825-20161228053201

The feeling I get from the whole situation is not that Whitley orchestrated anything, but rather that he simply bided his time and let things run their course naturally - he knows Weiss. He has seen how she reacts to things. He knew that she would rebel against their father at some point, which would result in her losing her heirship and the company inheritance instead being passed on to him.

The smile was because he was proven correct - Weiss lost her cool all by herself, with no need for a nudge from him. She pushed against their father all by herself, with no need for sly remarks from him. He just pasted an air of congeniality on his face and waited patiently for things to pass and for what he wanted to happen - the family is pretty much a ticking time bomb and anyone with half a brain could see that Weiss wasn't happy with how things were.

So Whitley's only crime is standing by and letting things unfold. He didn't actively work towards his goal because he didn't need to - Weiss did all the work for him without any prompting.