NovelEnglishHowever, Fleur remained apathetic even as Gina begged, showing no intention of compromising.
Even Helen was afraid. "Frank, could there be a misunderstanding here...?" She believed that Frank could not stand up against that many martial elites at the stime.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat was especially true with Gus, the man who stood above them whose very appearance made it obvious he was no pushover.
Was this really the end for them? Helen could not help regretting her actions just then—if only she had known her place and refused Gavin's nomination of her as the next head of the Lane family.
Obviously, Fleur did not want to see that happen and had cfor her head.
However, it was while her thoughts strayed that Frank spoke beside her ear.
"Don't worry. No one will hurt you as long as I'm around." "Yeah," Helen replied, slowly calming down as Frank's words instilled her with an indescribable sense of confidence.
Then, even as the Lane family bodyguards strode up at them, weapons in hand, she breathed a sigh before striding forward and bellowed, "I'm a candidate for the next head of the Lane family! Who dares to challenge me?!" Her spirited shout left the Lane family bodyguards pausing—they were all trading looks, none of them advancing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSeeing them stop, Fleur bellowed furiously right then, "You mooks! They're not a part of our family! Go! Kill them now!" "Silence, Madam Lang!" Helen glared at Fleur viciously before turning toward the rest of the family. "Who died and made you king? Mark Lane? Or perhaps you're now ahead of the Lane family? Or maybe the next?!" Helen's outburst left the Lane family bodyguards silenced again.
That was true! Forget Fleur's constant need to assert her authority over the rest of the family—she was now asking them to kill the next head of the Lane family! Who would take responsibility if they actually went through with it? And Helen could see the bodyguards" hesitation.
"I'll have no complaints if Mark Lane demands our departure... But!" She bellowed, pointing at Fleur Lang, "What right does she have to sendaway and even demand my death, when | might becthe next head of the Lane family?!" Fleur could blow up from Helen's conceited declaration and thumped her cane violently on the floor as she cried, "You bitch. I'm an elder of the Southstream Lanes!" Gina was scared out of her mind and hurried to stop Helen, crying, "Stop it, Helen! Just kneel and beg Madam Lang to spare us!" Helen shook her off, snapping coolly, "If | becthe next head of the Lane family, | won't behave as spineless as the rest of you! Confining your own when the enemies are at the gates?! Instead of saving your leader and clearing the misunderstanding, you're now conspiring with your enemies against your own!" When Helen was finished, another spirited shout could be heard from upstairs.
"Helen is right! You're all a bunch of spineless cowards!"
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