"Today, I'm going to announce something."

In the splendid dining room of Moulton Manor, Jeffrey, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at everyone and said with a somewhat solemn face.

Mickey, who had just secretly picked up the fork, quietly put it back down, sat up straight again, and looked at Jeffrey with some awe.

Cyril was a little distraught, and looked down at the plate in front of him, as if waiting for judgment.

The noble lady sitting beside him was also slightly pale, her eyes swept over Gloria's body with some viciousness, and the hand hanging at her side was clenched into a fist, and the green tendons were visible.

Sisters Hetty and Herney have a smile on their faces, usually when grandfather talks like this, it is the uncle's family who wants to be reprimanded, and it has always been like this all these years, and it has become an interesting activity before meals, but I don't know if this time it was the uncle who was reprimanded, or Gloria was reprimanded, after all, she bumped into her grandfather in front of her last time, and left the restaurant halfway.

"Old ......" Old lady Denise Marquis, who was sitting next to Jeffrey, opened her mouth to speak, her eyes full of worry.

"Shut up." Jeffrey glanced at her, an irresistible tone in his voice.

Denise's words stopped instantly, and he lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

Lance sat upright, and although he didn't know what Jeffrey was going to say, no matter what he said, it wouldn't change his mind and decision, even if he was kicked out of the Moreton Manor.

Debra lowered her eyes and looked in the direction of Gloria with some concern, although the last time Gloria collided with Jeffrey, although it was not taken care of afterwards, is it going to be liquidated again?

"Did grandfather promise me?" Gloria, who sat at the very end, stared at Jeffrey, her lilac eyes full of anticipation behind the black gauze hat, and her hands under the table wrung together, as if waiting for the final judgment.

"Tsk, what's the situation today, is it going to change?" Aurora's pale and bloodless face showed a hint of amusement, and she glanced at a nervous Cyril with an expression that became even more interested.

Jeffrey's gaze finally fell on Gloria, and he said in a deep voice: "I announce that from today onwards, Gloria will be a candidate for the successor of the Morton family, and will have the inheritance of the Morton family like Cyril. ”

There was a dead silence in the dining room, so silent that you could hear a needle falling to the ground.

The Cyrils' faces turned pale for a moment, and they looked at each other, their lips trembling.

"This ...... How is this possible! Hetty and Herney opened their mouths wide at the same time, their faces full of disbelief, and they looked at Gloria, who was wearing a veiled hat, and this guy who didn't dare to show his face turned out to be a candidate for the succession of the Morton family like their father.

In other words, Cyril's original sole successor no longer exists today, and the Morton family may even be in charge of Gloria one day.

"Great!" Gloria clenched her fists so hard that she almost jumped to her feet with excitement.

Mickey and Debra also looked at Gloria with a look of disbelief.

"Father, I am against this matter!" At this moment, Lance got up, looked at Jeffrey with a solemn expression and said: "Father, no matter how much you are dissatisfied with me, the things and decisions made back then were all made by me, and they have nothing to do with Gloria, I hope you don't impose your anger on Gloria, she is still just a child." ”

"I'm against it too, father, back then you said that I was a woman and was not qualified to inherit the Morton family, but now why did you choose Gloria as the successor? I'm your daughter! Where am I not as good as her little girl? Why should she become the heir to the Moulton family? Aurora also got up, and looked at Jeffrey with some emotion, her pale face with a hint of blood, and her thin hands clenched into fists like bones, like an angry lioness.

"Why are you not qualified, don't you have a little bit in your own heart?" Jeffrey glanced up at Aurora, not hiding his disgust.

"I'm ......" Aurora looked at Jeffrey, feeling like a maggot exposed to the sun all of a sudden, and lowered her head in fear, the courage that had just sprung up from nowhere was drained at once, and she sat back dejectedly, glancing at Gloria with some resentment.

"You think I'm someone who will take out his anger on juniors? Have I ever done it in the last 20 years? Jeffrey's gaze fell on Lance instead, with the same sternness and questioning in his gaze.

"Nope." Lance was silent for a while, then shook his head, what a proud person his father was, even for him, after canceling his inheritance more than twenty years ago, he had never done anything to him, let alone to a junior.

"However, Gloria is still a child, how can she take on this responsibility, how could she be willing to do such a thing, and girls should also have what they want to do and what they are more suitable to do, instead of taking on such a heavy responsibility." Lance still shook his head, wondering why Jeffrey had made such a decision.

"Sister?" Mickey looked at Gloria with some concern.

"Father, it's my own choice." At this moment, Gloria stood up, looked at Lance, who turned around in surprise, and said earnestly and seriously: "Father said that everyone has the right to choose freely, including women, I want to be an excellent businessman and become the successor of the Morton family, this is my choice." ”

Cyril looked up at Gloria, his eyes were surprised, but also angry, originally he thought that it was just Jeffrey's anger so he launched Gloria made him a little nervous, but now it seems that things are probably not so simple, Gloria This is premeditated.

"Gloria, you must know that when you become a candidate for the heir of a large family, you will lose a lot of freedom, and even many times you will not be able to decide what you should do, which is too unfair and unfree for you." Lance looked at Gloria, relieved, but also a little worried.

"Father, making this choice is a kind of freedom in itself, isn't it?" Gloria looked at Lance and smiled.

Lance was stunned for a moment, and a pleased smile immediately appeared on his face, and he nodded and said, "Yes, since it is your choice, I should respect it, instead of letting you accommodate my expectations of you." ”

"Thank you, Father." Gloria smiled.

"I'm sorry father, and thank you for your respect for Gloria's choice." Lance bowed solemnly to Jeffrey and said gratefully.

"From today onwards, the Lander fabric shop in Aden Square will be managed by Gloria, and McNard will explain to you the specific matters, there is a mountain between the candidates and the heir, if you can't cross this mountain, then you will be eliminated." Jeffrey ignored Lance, looked at Gloria and said, then picked up the knife and fork on the table and began to cut the steak.