[ POV: Amelia Scarlett ]
He seemed to be in deep thought too: ''My grandmother, huh? She only looks a little older than mom and aunt; she looks so beautiful, and... I just got horny thinking about her.''
I observed Sam rolling his eyes and cing a cushion on hisp; it looked incrediblyfortable.
Without warning, the matriarch stated, "This is your home, H and Lorraine. And he is not just your son; he is my grandson, the heir to my n." She summoned a jade pdant adorned with a gold dragon insignia from her storage ring.
H and Lorraine''s eyes wided as they contemted the significance of this gesture. ''Is she going to recognize Sam as the true heir?''
It seemed evidt that the matriarch was about to recognize Sam as the n''s heir.
The patriarch, who had be watching the sce unfold, had an increasingly bewildered expression. "Adriana, what the hell are you doing? Stop it right now."
Harper, the younger brother, also appeared tak aback by the unfolding evts. ''No...no this can''t be happing''
The matriarch, in response to her husband''s protests, lost her temper. "Or what? You think you can stop me? On what basis? You have no rights here, Alexander."
This infuriated the patriarch. "I am the patriarch of the Hailstorm n, and I have every right to decide. I will not allow you to choose an heir without my const."
"Const?" the matriarch retorted with a chuckle. "The only reason you are still the patriarch is that you are still my husband. I let it be until now because I was afraid of a coup d''état, but not anymore."
She paused and th dered, "We are done, Alexander; you are no longer my husband."
The patriarch, Alexander, could only sigh and mumble, "Don''t do this, Adriana."
With a determined tone, the matriarch dered, "Oh, actually, I already did."
A thin thread connecting Adriana and Alexander became visible. It began to shake and evtually snapped, signifying the d of their marriage.
"Adriana...what did you do?" Alexander clched his fist as he witnessed his marriage falling apart with bloodshot eyes, though I doubt it was from his love for the matriarch. From the matriarch''s words, I clearly understood he was only after her power.
"Our rtionship is over, and you are no longer the patriarch of the Hailstorm n. From now on, this n will be governed by me and my three daughters. I no longer need you or your brothers," Adriana stated coldly. "Do yourself a favor and take all of your trash and get the fuck out of my house."
"Adriana, you will pay for this, you will pay for this humiliation."
"Humiliation? Do you want to talk about humiliation, Alexander? Do you really think I don''t know about the schemes and conspiracies you and your devious brother, Harper, were plotting behind my back to take away my authority from me? Oh, and not just that, I am also aware of the thosebitches you were fucking behind me back."
"H-How?" Alexander looked as if he had no words to speak and lowered his head in shame.
"Come on; it was obvious," the matriarch retorted.
She paused for a second. "I was just waiting for the perfect time to bring this up. Now that my grandson has shown up, with his pottial, once I recognize him as my heir, my n''s providce would surely increase. At that time, those who betrayed me and joined you would have no choice but to pledge their allegiance to me."
She was right.
With Sam''s unparalleled talt and physique, making him the heir of the Hailstorm n would significantly increase the n''s providce.
Providce was crucial to a n''s prosperity, and without it, the n would evtually decline.
To hance a n''s providce, they needed to have or possess heavly or blessed tities. These tities could be anything from karmic treasures to cultivators with blessings, high pottial, and talts.
Wh a cultivator awaked a Daoist physique, divine power, or innate abilities, they were considered blessed by the Heavly Daos.
The higher the position of these cultivators within the n, the greater the overall providce of the n.
Wh providce increased, everyone in the n would befit in various ways. The n would flourish, cultivation would be easier, more people would survive tribtions, and it would increase the karmic merits of the n and its members.
Alexander had nothing to say in response to the matriarch''s revtion.
It appeared that the patriarch hadn''t just be unfaithful but was also nning to usurp power from the matriarch.
In my opinion, what the matriarch did was fair.
Without saying another word, Alexander and those with him flew away from the ancestral manor, with his brother Harper Hailstorm following suit.
I couldn''t help but feel for the matriarch as she observed the family''s turmoil.
The matriarch looked at her grandson with a mixture of love and relief. "Sam, I know you only met me today, and I know it is hard for you to ept me as your grandmother, but I want you to know that I love you with all my heart." She held Sam''s hand with warmth. "I hope you ept this as your birthright."
I could see the nervousness in Sam''s face; this was all new to him, and his earlier smug expression had vanishedpletely.
"ept it, Sam," Lorraine, his aunt, couraged with a small smile.
Sam''s gaze wandered towards his mom, his older sister, and th towards his second aunt, Ava Hailstorm, who also seemed to have no problem with Sam bing the heir to the n.
"I ept," Sam hesitated for a momt before nodding his head.
A smile formed on the matriarch''s face.
She brought the jade pdant towards Sam and held it in his hand, while her eyes remained intsely fixed on Sam''s.
"You are my grandson, you are of my blood and my family. I, Adriana Hailstorm, the daughter of the ninth-geration Hailstorm emperor and empress, with the Heavly Daos as my witness, dere you as my true sessor and heir to the noble Hailstorm Dragon n."
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