maybe his grandparents were close to her grandparents? majority of her families wealth totally comes from her maternal grandparents who are the those from nyc, her father’s family is mexican/american from arizona and he moved to nyc in his early twenties to live with his uncle. that’s when he met her mom and the rest is history. would he have gone to private school? maybe they have grown up together their whole lives and are like pseudo siblings in a way? he would also totally know that while her father thinks she’s something of a goody two shoes princess, she totally isn’t.