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.

until Helen's fingers started shaking from holding the

only took a sip when her face fell, and she

floor, she pointed at Helen and snapped,

Helen while bringing a

clearly scripted and meant

the fact that Fleur spat the tea at her meant this was

Fleur did not come because she was interested in Helen as a candidate for the next

the same time, Jade was glowering and shouting at Helen, "What's your problem? You can't even make a cup of

gloated gleefully. "She knows nothing of the tradition

promptly cleaned up the mess on the floor, shaking

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