Chapter 258


    Helen’s expression changed. “Nothing. You can go to work tomorrow. Do your best, and don’t let me


    down.”


    “Mom, you can’t be asking me to go against Pierre for the throne of the heir, can you?”


    “Of course I’m asking you to do that. You’re both John’s son, so why does he get to be the heir, but


    not you?” Helen told Chris about her n. He’s grown up now. It’s time for him to know what I have


    in mind for him.


    Chris was stupefied after hearing it. His parents had kept him safe from the realities of the world


    since he was a child. He was like a well-protected flower who thought nothing of family feuds,


    responsibilities, and legacies. Even though he studied whatever his parents told him to, Chris did


    everything as he pleased, and he never imaginedpeting to be the heir.


    Helen’s revtion came as a shock to him. “Mom, why do I have to go against Pierre? Even if I’m


    not the heir, I can still inherit the shares and the family’s wealth. The money’s enough tost three


    generations. Is it important that I be the heir?”


    That answer warranted him a tight p from his mother. The sound of the p resounded in the


    room, and something broke.


    Helen, shocked by her outburst, quickly went to check on her son. “A-Are you alright, Chris? I’m


    sorry. I was panicking, so…”


    Chris kept quiet. He always thought his mother was a kind, gentle woman, but after what she did,


    he saw her in a new light.


    “I didn’t mean it, Chris. I was just worried for you. Even princes of old wanted to take the throne. All


    of them engaged in bloody battles with their brothers to do so. It’s just the same with families like


    ours.” Helen caressed his cheek gently. “You have to fight for it because you’re a part of the family,


    whether you like it or not. Pierre will ruin you if you don’t.”


    “Pierre is not that kind of person,” Chris whispered, but he was almost inaudible and uncertain.


    “You can’t know that for sure. Do you know why he’s so distant with us? Because he knows we


    cameter, and we’re a threat to him. You’re a kind man, Chris, but you know nothing of the horrors


    of the world. Do you know why Pierre created the Empire Group? So he can show his value,


    making him look better in the fight for the Fowler Corporation’s inheritance battle. He’s an ambitious


    man. Do you think he won’t do it? You’ll know how he does things once you get into thepany.


    He’s a cruel, cruel man, and you’re just his half brother. Do you think he’ll show mercy when the


    fight starts?”


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    Chris stood rooted to the spot. It was the first time he felt vulnerable, and the first time he saw how


    cold and cruel prestigious families were.


    “You have to fight for it whether you like it or not. It’s better that you hold your own fate than letting


    someone else do it for you. We’re safe for now because your father is still alive, but once he


    passes, Pierre will have free rein, and he will never show mercy to us. You have to do it, Chris.


    Understand?” Helen tried her best to be gentle, for fear that Chris would run away from fear. He was


    her son, after all.


    Chris grunted, but he couldn’t fully ept the reality yet. Even so, he knew he had to rethink his


    ns from then on.


    Afternding in Springvale, Selena went to her home there, the ce where she had lived for four


    years. Despite being far away from the chaos in Astoria, she still couldn’t cheer up.