Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

The opportunists who had been wavering immediately sided with Mr. Grant when they heard his words.

"Miss Aurora, you're new here and don't understand the family's dynamics. We'll

pretend we didn't hear anything. Everything stays the same. You're still the head of the family."

"Yes, Miss Aurora, our ancestors followed these traditions. Why can't you continue them?"

Aurora found their accusations laughable. It wasn't tradition they were defending but their own interests.

Their actions weren't for her or the family's benefit. It was all about their profits.

Before this, Aurora hadn't fully grasped their true faces and had hesitated in making a decision. But now, seeing their hypocrisy, she felt more determined than ever.

"Everyone, I think you've misunderstood me," she said calmly. "My mother is right- we're family. How could I ever harm my own relatives?"

The crowd assumed Aurora had come to her senses and cheered up instantly. "Miss Aurora, it's wise of you to think this way. We're all one big family, after all."

But Aurora's next words sent shockwaves through the room.

"Since we're family, we should care for one another. But this is the 21st century- hereditary systems should be abolished.

Effort should be rewarded. I understand that in this family, newborns automatically receive shares from both their parents and the family.

Even though only one child per family can inherit shares, over time, these shares are diluted among more and more people.

If these children contribute to the family business, then, of course, they deserve the shares. But based on my investigation, hardly any of your children are working for the company.

In other words, they do nothing all year yet collect millions in dividends just for carrying the family name. Isn't that ridiculous?

money. Your children, on the other hand, just sit at home and wait for it to arrive.

whenever someone had a child, 1% of the head of the family's shares had to

the head of the family held fewer and fewer shares while the extended

of the family, after suffering emotional setbacks, had been crushed under the weight of these absurd expectations

head had a man, the family might gradually shift

change. Aurora's mere suggestion

we're worse than beggars? We're family! How could you talk about

relatives were the type that, in any ordinary household, would be the worst kind- always trying

tone steady. "Listen to me. I said

men over the age of 50 can continue to hold their

who wants to keep receiving annual dividends must work at the company. There will also be performance evaluations-those who fail to meet the requirements or refuse to work

"What?!"

just cancel annual dividends like that!" Most of the attendees were elders who doted on their children. Aurora's new policy was a

hens protecting their chicks, their

taken on the family leadership just for herself. If it

While we work hard every day, your children sit at home counting money. My mother worked herself to exhaustion. There's no such thing as free rewards in this

be

more change: children in this family are no

surname.

the father's surname, that's fine too. Men

birth, and their income will correspond

sparked

were changes she had dreamed of but never had the courage to enact. Aurora truly had the boldness to make

grown up in this

deceased and being a boy,

were women, while men, even if they joined, were relegated to low-ranking

had risen to the position of vice president was a