“Kevin York has no shame. Mr. Hayden is giving him the cold shoulder, but he just clings to Mr. Hayden to no end.”

Emma looked over at Kevin and commented, “Kevin has advantages over you all. He’s a guy, and I mean, a guy of power and wealth. The Queen Enterprise would think twice before making York Corporation their enemy. Mr. Hayden’s bodyguards couldn’t even stop Kevin.”

It only fueled Celine’s jealousy further.

After taking another large gulp of red wine, Celine asked Emma, “Where’s Caroline?”

“I don’t know where she’s hiding. I didn’t see her.”

Emma did not take to Caroline.

For starters, Caroline grew up in a rural area. Sure, Caroline had a natural grace to her. It did not take much dressing up for Caroline to outshine Celine now that the former was back in her rightful place with the Fisher family.

Still, Emma could not stand Caroline, getting the idea that Caroline was sly.

Caroline behaved discreetly and meekly in the Fishers’ residence, but she quietly chipped away at the limited authority her older brother, Adrian, had. Emma was not having it.

had

was older than

a power struggle while her man could sit back and reap the rewards. It was common for the inheritance to be left to the sons, but the Fishers were a little different in terms of handing the role of the leader to the

in the house were most unhappy with the unorthodox tradition, and they had been tempted to go against

and Caroline were dead. In that case, Madam Fisher would have no choice but to leave the position to the son. It was not as though Madam Fisher would let the daughters of the extended family

would never allow anyone from the extended

would get rid of the other ladies in the extended family if her daughters were out of the picture. With no more women left in the family, Madam Fisher would have to change the rules

firstborn son of the Fishers. Emma believed the position of the family head would go to her husband,

an eye on her

curtly uttering, “They don’t think I’m worthy enough to

are dancing now. You

as the music played. She urged Celine to ask Hayden

a word, Celine approached Hayden with a

Hayden’s nerves. Standing before Hayden, Kevin extended his hand out to invite her for

sorry, Mr. Kevin. I have

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