Jade snorted coolly right then. "Could've done that earlier, but you had to drag your feet. How impudent."

Beside her, Luna's eyes flashed with obvious glee, as if Helen was kneeling to her and not to Fleur.

She was clearly upset that Helen was chosen as a candidate for the next head of the Lane family, but so what if she was? In the end, Helen still had to kneel before her grandma.

On the other hand, Frank was frowning as he watched Helen kneel.

He was already sick of such ugly tradition, and even Godwin Lawrence—the most corrupt man Frank ever knew—never maintained such tradition.

In contrast, the fact that some paltry households would maintain it made it clear they were used to bullying the younger generation.

Still, Frank bore with it, staying silent since being a candidate for the next head of the Lane family was very important to Helen.

sat there, watching Helen kneel. She waited until Helen's fingers started shaking from holding the teacup before nodding in satisfaction,

face fell, and she

the floor, she pointed at Helen and snapped,

Helen while bringing a

reactions were clearly scripted and meant to

tea at her meant this

because she was interested in Helen as a candidate for the next

at Helen, "What's your

company with savages," Luna gloated gleefully. "She knows nothing

promptly cleaned up the mess on the floor, shaking

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