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.

she sat there, watching Helen kneel. She waited until Helen's

face fell, and she

the floor, she pointed at Helen and snapped, "You wretch! Are

the hell, Helen?" Luna exclaimed, glaring at Helen while bringing a towel to wipe Fleur's

Fleur's reactions were clearly scripted and meant

spat the tea at her meant this was

as a candidate for the next head of the Lane family. Instead, she was here to assert her authority over Helen and bully

Jade was glowering and shouting at Helen, "What's your problem? You can't even make

used to keeping company with savages," Luna gloated gleefully. "She knows nothing of the tradition of

on the floor, shaking her head. "I had the tea

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