Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Dad, you should have gotten rid of them all from the start and built a network of people loyal only to you."

Timothy believed his father had made a mistake by keeping those people around.

Mr. Labbe shook his head. "There are too many of them. They're our relatives and friends. We share the same goal. We can't just eliminate them all at once."

He had rallied them to overthrow the head of the family, erasing the entire bloodline-men, women, children, even the elderly.

The reason? They were all from collateral branches, envious of the direct line that had always held power. With a shared ambition, his plan succeeded.

He had waited more than a decade for the right moment to strike. But even after wiping out the direct bloodline, he still couldn't claim the headship. The family seal, the sacred token, and the ancestral totem-without them, he was merely an acting head. Many loyalists still refused to obey him.

Even worse, he couldn't gain control over much of the Labbe family's wealth.

family's ancestors had anticipated power-hungry figures like him and created rules to prevent them from seizing control. Even exterminating the

It was maddening.

I'll head back later,"

his wife. He accepted his father's

stop by the jewelry store and pick up the set I ordered for your mother. It's a gift to make her

be in Wiltspoon, Dad?"

I met a person and want to establish a connection with him. The people backing him are incredibly

"Who could be so powerful that even we can't compare? Dad, when you become the real head

was limited because his father was only the acting head. The true elites and the most formidable bodyguards of the Labbe family only followed orders from the legitimate leader. Without the proper token and totem,

The only person who might have them was the child who had escaped

had one of the artifacts, it

been dead for years. They had