Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Why would anyone support Kathryn to take over, even if Kathryn was much kinder than her mother? People remembered.

Decades ago, when Clarissa first gained power, she acted warm and accommodating with the Farrell family.

But once she secured her position, she began eliminating opposition, stripping power from influential relatives, and consolidating authority.

So, they weren't about to let her daughter follow in her footsteps.

Liberty had the strongest backing.

Unless she chose to step aside, the next head of the Farrell family would be Liberty.

Everyone in the Farrell Group was already bracing for this change.

After the New Year, they expected to have a new leader.

Holden and his three sons Knew it too, which is why they scrambled to split up the family assets and leave Jensburg.

They feared Liberty's retaliation and wanted to avoid being targets of her influence.

Without their mother as their pillar, Marco and his brothers lost their standing in Jensburg.

The friends who once surrounded them had pulled away.

ones still sticking around were only interested in finding out how much wealth they'd end up with, hoping to rope them into so-called “investments, ” which

Kathryn talked about her father

demanding to split the

are two versions of my mother’s will—one that’s common knowledge and another added

second one was

lawyer to change it, claiming it's fake so

trust it, then let's take

they are.” Liberty

If it did, Marco and the others wouldn't be so quick to

50% of my mom's private assets, while each of my brothers got 10%, and the

didn't get

personal property came from what she inherited from my

It's considered premarital property.

wasn’t entitled to

wedding—whether they divorced or she passed away first,

argued or fought with

he’s been orchestrating my brothers’ moves, pushing them to

to keep their shares, they

they don't, I can reclaim what