Chapter 3750
Chapter 3750
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"Right." Kathleen nodded before sighing again.
"Now, all we have to do is try to be on the good side of Charlie's family. That'll increase our chances.
Otherwise, we'll be driven out of the Fox family within less than a few years and end up as an insignificant part of the family."
The Fox family was a powerful yet low-profile Oskian family. The way the family worked was quite similar to most Oskian families.
The most brutal fight of all was the fight for inheritance.
Kathleen was indeed the most favored in the Fox family, but this was mostly because of her grandfather's love. The rest were simply doting on her superficially to please her grandfather.
Kathleen felt just like a princess from the ancient ages. She was the old emperor's most beloved granddaughter. With the emperor's affection for her, anyone and everyone in the palace will have to show respect to her, at least before she got married or before the old emperor's death.
However, the princess's importance would be greatly affected and deteriorate after her marriage and the old emperor's death. This would surely happen, unless the newly ascended emperor was her father. In that case,
her importance would have risen instead.
Unfortunately, Kathleen's grandfather had far too many children. Her father was the least likely to become the next family head.
Her grandfather Jordan Forrest's life might be coming to an end soon. If she couldn't get her hands on the Rejuvenating Pill, Jordan might pass away in a year or two.
Kathleen's father was the youngest among many siblings. He was also the weakest amongst them. If Jordan passed away, her father would be the first to be eliminated from the competition.
Generally speaking, only the lineage that inherited the family head position would prosper. The others would gradually become sidelined.
However, the new head of the family
would not chase all the siblings
away right after his succession. The new head would start from the weakest or youngest sibling and eliminate them first in order to stabilize the family's development. For the time being, the new head would let the stronger or more useful siblings stay in the main family.
After that, the new head would continue to align his interest with the remaining siblings in exchange for their help to strengthen his position as the new head.
When the new head was
empowered in his position, the
remaining siblings would have earned the share of profit or benefit in their interest. With that, they might be willing to leave the main family and establish their own business.
Today, the one with the strongest voice in the Fox family was none other than Jordan's eldest son, who was also Kathleen's eldest uncle. Kathleen's uncle was the first son, born when Jordan was only eighteen years old.
He had lived with Jordan from the hardest days, and had experienced the most challenges. In the Fox family, he was the most reliable and respected after Jordan. He was most likely the next successor of the Fox family.
Meanwhile, Kathleen's father didn't impress Jordan at all. His role in the Fox family was somewhat irrelevant.
Jordan would've abandoned their family line completely had it not been for Kathleen's strong presence.
Kathleen would also lose her grandfather's blessings upon her grandfather's death. With that, she concluded that her family would be the first to be eliminated during the power struggle.
She knew very well that while she might be talented and capable, her uncle would never allow her to use her power, let alone give her any chance to grow.
Left with no choice, Kathleen had to try her best to grant her grandfather's wish. She must get the Rejuvenating Pill, no matter what!
No one else aside from Kathleen wanted Jordan to live much longer. Acquiring the pill was the only way for her and her family to buy time and gain a foothold to grow in the next ten years or more.