In the end, Vicky was the heiress of an important family.


    Helen certainly dulled inparison, just as her pride could not take it.


    Therefore, now that she had the chance to be the head of the Lane family and be an equal


    of Vicky''s, she would seize it.


    As for who woulde up on top, that depended entirely on their respective abilities!


    Ring...


    Helen''s phone started jingling just then, and she answered it. "Hello?"


    Gina was immediately snapping, "Where are you? Come back to the manor right now! Remember


    Madam Lang, Mark''s second wife? She''s here, and she''s also being very specific about wanting to see


    you!"


    "She wants to see me? Why?" Helen asked even as she nced at Frank.


    Mark was brother to Henry Lane—Helen''s grandfather—and had married three wives in his younger


    days. It also happened to be the reason Henry and Mark had parted ways in the past.


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    Nheless, Gina was at once cheerful, "Oh, don''t you get it? It must be because your uncle has


    informed you that you''re a candidate to be the next head of the family! Madam Lang must have


    come to curry your favor! We''ve definitely hit the jackpot this time!"


    "Alright, got it." Helen raised a brow at Frank as she hung up. "See? Speak of the devil indeed."


    "Hehe."


    Frank chuckled, waving her off since he did not want to rain on her parade. "Alright. See you around."


    "Wait, have you already forgotten what I told you to do?" Helen snapped in annoyance at his


    nonchnce.


    "What was it?"


    "You''reing with me to see Madam Lang," Helen said happily. "You''re now family, and you y a


    role in whether I be the next head of the family. Don''t think you can run away now! Well, I don''t


    mind granting you the honor of winning my favor before I''m actually promoted as the next head of the


    family. I''m going to get changed now."


    Since Frank was not arguing, she jogged off to her room, humming happily as she prepared to dress


    up nicely.


    Frank looked on, shaking his head in exasperation.


    Frank parked his Maybach outside Lane Manor an hourter.


    He and Helen were certainly dressed to impress, as he was forced by Helen to wear a formal ck


    suit, while Helen wore a ck gown with a side slit.


    Lane Manor was seeing quite a number of guests today, with the entire drawing room filled to the brim


    with people.


    Naturally, the most impressive among them was the elderly woman seated on the centermost couch,


    holding a ck walking stick and wearing a ton of shimmery jewelry and borate makeup. Even if


    some of her hair was frizzled, she appeared spirited and her dress was trendy.


    Jade Zahn was there with her daughter Luna Lane too, though they were clearly looking impatient as


    they sipped on their coffee.


    On the other hand, Gina stood respectfully at a corner with her hand sped, not allowed to sit but


    obviously worshipful toward Fleur Lang.


    For some reason, she looked no different from a servant despite owning the manor.


    "Oh, Helen! Finally! What took you so long? Madam Lang was getting impatient..."


    Gina hurried to Helen when she saw her, but her face fell and she snorted when she saw Frank. "Who


    told you to tag along, Frank Lawrence?! That cheek of yours to show up here. Fine, since you came


    anyway, you can exin yourself! How did your father''s so-called ruby turn out to be just some ss


    orb?!"


    "ss orb?" Frank frowned. "You definitely messed up there. I never liked Fenton, but he''d never dupe


    me with some cheap counterfeit—he knows what the consequences would be if he does."