Chapter 119
Since Benjamin from the Clark family was the first to confient Malcolm, he was immediately surrounded by other family heads phon everyone fishing for details,
One of them asked, “So? How did M. Hargrove deal with the Clark family situation?”
Another chimed in, “Is the Vance family really changing successors just like that?”
A third added, “Does that mean we have a shot tool As long as we throw enough money at it?”
Benjamin could only migh dryly at that. He replied, “Sure, money can buy you a lot. Flut a hundred million Hunter Col? Keep dreaming. And even if you had that kind of coin, getting the rest of the families to vote yes? That’s practically impossible.”
Someone in the crowd pushed back. “But Sharon pulled it off, didn’t she?”
Benjamin frowned, “Well, are any of you Sharon?”
Then, he repeated the key points of what Malcolm had just told him, and that shut everyone up instantly. One by one, they began feeling relieved that they hadn’t tried to mess with Sharon–otherwise, they’d be the ones getting crushed right now.
One of them thought, “That’s Thomas‘ girl for you, daring enough to lay hands on Mrs. Susan Pierce. That’s some real guts.
“We were planning to stir up some drama, but now? Better to sit back and watch. If even Mrs. Susan Pierce has to vote yes, who the hell are we to object?
‘Both Mrs. Susan Pierce and her son fell into Sharon’s hands, and she still had to give in. Wow, the Vance family’s heiress is no joke.
‘And she was supposed to be some backwoods nobody? if that’s what a country bumpkin looks like, sign me up.”
The dining room was filled with laughter and cheer. Well, at least for Edward, who was positively beaming, Meanwhile, the eight Vance brothers wETE practically glaring holes into Nicholas with their death stares.
Brent’s foot was on the verge of being crushed by his own grandfather. He sighed inwardly, it’s not my fault I’m still single.
“Besides, when I do find someone, she has to be an only child. She cannot have older brothers, especially not eight of them. I couldn’t take it. Only someone like Nick could handle that kind of chaos”
Edward wiped his mouth and said, “Shari, once you’re in charge, you’ll need to bring the Vance family back to its former glory. Those branch families have held up well over the years, and their values are still strong
“They haven’t been dragged off course by Mrs. Vance. You might be able to bring them back into the fold.”
Sharon nodded with a calm smile. “I’ll do my best.”
She’d just stened to Edward share all sorts of things about the Four Great Families, including how her father had once led the Vance family to the top making them the most powerful clan of all
Just hearing it had stirred something in Sharon, something bold and fired up.
She knew that once the time came, no one would dare look down on the nine of them ever again
Edward added, “When the meeting starts later, we old folks won’t be joining the crowd. This one is for you young people. Where and wait for your good news.”
Sharon replied, “Then please get some rest.
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Chapter 119
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Edward waved her off with a cheerful flush to his face
Originally, Amold hadn’t supported Edward traveling around like this, but seeing how gemolinety happy he looked, he let it g
Arnold sighed to himsell, ‘Forget it. It’s rare to see him this happy!
Just outside the dining hall was the fountain gaiden. In the evening, the view here was actually quite
Sharon had only taken a few steps when she passed, frowning as the glanced toward a nearby rock. “There’s a metallic tell here. Brand “
Nicholas responded, “This is where the Vance family ran into trouble earlier today
As someone from the Academy, he’d looked into the entire incident, Honestly, it annoyed him. Those people from the Vance family were practically sprinting toward their own destriction
Sharon remembered the incident and asked calily, “Was Wayne seriously hurt?”
Nicholas had seen the photos. Wayne had definitely been badly injured, but compared to Madeline, who’d been mauled beyond recoption, he’d gotten off easy. At least he was still alive.
Suddenly, Marvin piped up. “Ugh, Shari, could you not bring up all this gory stuM?”
Inside, he was basically a baby, whining, it’s so creepy. I hate these kinds of things the most, ugh ugh ugh!
Sharon nodded. “Alright, I’ll drop it.” She honestly hadn’t expected Marvin to be this squeamish.
With that, the group headed straight for the main hall. Outside, several representatives from minor families had gathered, but they weren’t allowed in. They could only watch from a distance.
The moment Sharon appeared, many of them turned their eyes toward her.
Plenty of people had already seen her at her coming of age banquet at the Atlantis Hotel. The thing that had stuck with everyone was her 5–level
blooding.
But no one could’ve predicted that Sharon would actually dare to buy her way into the Vance family successor’s seat. The audacity was next–level
She walked into the hall without glancing sideways, but it looked like the representatives from the Four Great Families and the Elders‘ Council hadn’t fully arrived yet.
Malcolm cleared his throat before saying, “Let’s go ahead and start the vote unless anyone has objections!”
Just then, a loud voice boomed through the hall. “Who says no one objects? I do!”
Immediately after, a middle–aged man stormed in, Rosanne trailing right behind him.
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