Helen's expression changed. "Nothing. You can go to work tomorrow. Do your best, and don't let me down."

"Mom, you can't be asking me to go against Pierre for the throne of the heir, can you?"

"Of course I'm asking you to do that. You're both John's son, so why does he get to be the heir, but not you?" Helen told Chris about her plan. He's grown up now. It's time for him to know what I have in mind for him.

Chris was stupefied after hearing it. His parents had kept him safe from the realities of the world since he was a child. He was like a well-protected flower who thought nothing of family feuds, responsibilities, and legacies. Even though he studied whatever his parents told him to, Chris did everything as he pleased, and he never imagined competing to be the heir.

Helen's revelation came as a shock to him. "Mom, why do I have to go against Pierre? Even if I'm not the heir, I can still inherit the shares and the family's wealth. The money's enough to last three generations. Is it important that I become the heir?"

a tight slap from his mother. The sound of the slap resounded in the room, and something

her outburst, quickly went to check on her son. "A-Are you alright, Chris? I'm sorry. I was panicking, so.....” Chris kept quiet.

battles with their brothers to do so. It's just the same with families like ours." Heler caressed his cheek gently. "You have to fight for it because you're a part of the family, whether

that kind of person," Chris whispered, but he was almost inaudible and

with us? Because he knows we came later, and we're a threat to him. You're a kind man, Chris, but you know nothing of the horrors of the world. Do you know why Pierre created the Empire Group? So he can show his value, making him look better in the fight for the Fowler Corporation's inheritance battle. He's an ambitious man. Do you think

It was the first time he felt vulnerable, and the first time he saw how cold and cruel prestigious

have to fight for it whether you like it or not. It's better that you hold your own fate than letting someone else do it for you. We're safe for now because your father is still alive, but once he passes, Pierre will have free rein, and he will never show mercy to us. You have to do it, Chris. Understand?" Helen tried her best to be gentle, for fear

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