Chapter 29 : Heir

Chapter 29 : Heir

Together, the family members entered the mansion and headed to the meeting room, with Ava and Amy each holding one of Alex's arms.

When they entered the room, they found Anna, who had just set up chairs around the table in the center of the room.Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Upon seeing them enter, Anna bowed her head politely and said, "Good evening."

It was Ava who replied, "Good evening, Anna. How are you doing?"

"Fine, Madame," Anna replied, her voice carrying a hint of respect and admiration. It was only natural since Ava had raised and trained Anna since childhood after discovering her talent. For Anna, Ava was like a teacher.

Amy, on the other hand, detached herself from Alex and went over to give Anna a hug, saying, "Hello, Anna."

Anna returned the hug and replied, "Hello, Miss Amelia."

"Hush, none of that between us," Amy scolded playfully. She didn't want Anna to speak to her so formally, considering they had lived together for a while, and Ava had even trained them in combat together. So for Amy they were friends.

"Why have they decided to elect the next heir so soon?" asked Alex, with an expression that looked like he just ate a pile of shit.

Alex's reaction was shared by Lilia as well because it was generally not how things worked in the Eswald family.

In the Eswald family, the heir or heiress was only decided if the current patriarch could no longer lead the family or if something unfortunate happened to him, which was definitely not the case with the current patriarch.

"We don't have a definite answer, but it's clear that the current patriarch wants to have his son elected, which is why he decided to speed things up."

Hearing about the current patriarch, anger filled Alex's face because even though he had no proof, he was sure that the patriarch had conspired with the royal family of Fiore—the empire where their family resided—to eliminate his father.

Seeing her husband's angry expression, Lilia interlocked her fingers with his as if to reassure him. Feeling Lilia's hand in his, Alex calmed down, gently squeezed Lilia's hand, and returned to his usual smile.

A moment later, Lilia asked, "But what does this have to do with the rest of the family not being able to come until next week?" By "family members," Lilia was referring to the members of their branch of the family.

Ava glanced at Alex for a moment before replying, "Because next week, we have to elect the new head of our branch of the family."