Irene Wo ignored her and gently patted the back of the green-haired girl's hand with her other hand, expressing her approval and silently supporting and encouraging the green-haired girl.
"I intend to find a successor."
—I intend to change my successor!
The living room was immediately blown up by the bombshell she dropped.
Everyone in the Irene family took a breath.
Mrs. Hill stood up suddenly, stood in front of Elena with an unpleasant look, and began to accuse her without mercy.
"Did you say something to your aunt? What bad things did you say about your sister that made your aunt want you to be the successor?"
The green-haired girl's eyelids moved slightly, and she stared at her without saying a word.
There was a look in her eyes that showed the understanding that she had expected this, as well as indifference due to her disappointment towards Mrs. Hill and her father.
Her indifferent reaction to the accusation angered Mrs. Hill. Before she could continue speaking, she was pulled hard by her husband.
"Okay, stop talking."
He saw the look his little daughter had given him and his wife just now. It was the kind of mockery and coldness he had expected. It was definitely not the look one gives to parents.
As a father, he felt guilty and could not bear to meet that gaze. He lowered his voice to stop his wife from speaking: "Eleanor is not that kind of person, you must have misunderstood." Mrs. Hill frowned and looked at her youngest daughter, and saw that the green-haired girl just lowered her head, as if she was sad, but in fact she was bored and didn't want to argue with her.
Mrs. Hill turned her eyes away and focused on other people, arguing: "I am against changing the successor!"
"Among this generation, only Lina has been outstanding since she was young and has brought honor to the family everywhere. Even the ten elders and the Mu family recognize her. Among the younger generation, the ten of them all regard Lina as the leader! I can't think of a reason why you must change the successor. Isn't Lina good enough? Can you find someone better than her?"
It was obvious who Irene Wo wanted to replace.
Mrs. Hill did not wait for the other party to speak, and mercilessly belittled her other daughter in public: "Eleanor grew up outside. She is not familiar with the environment of the Sixth Continent, nor does she know the circle of the younger generation. She can't integrate into the environment of the island. Moreover, she is my child, and I know her best. She has been withdrawn and timid since she was a child. She has a completely different personality from her sister. It's okay for her to be an ordinary person now, but she will become the patriarch of the Irene family in the future. She has this withdrawn personality. How can she lead the family?"
She had the same meaning in everything she said.
"Eleanor is not the best candidate. Please don't make an impulsive decision, aunt."
"Who told you that the head of the Irene family has to be like a socialite?" Irene Wo didn't give her any face and said coldly: "I've never been good at communicating with people since I was a child, and I haven't been able to break into this generation's social circle until now. But I'm still a good head of the family, and I haven't let the Irene family get worse day by day under my leadership."
Mrs. Hill was anxious: "That's not what I meant."
Irene Wo raised her hand, made a stop gesture, stopped looking at her, and slowly stood up, ignoring Irene's shocked and distraught look.
She then turned to the other family members she had called over and announced loudly, "I intend to let Eleanor take over my position in the future. Before that, I will help her gradually get familiar with handling family affairs. I called everyone here today to announce this! In the future, if she comes to you to pick up things on my behalf or to handle family business...please cooperate with her."