Together, the family mbers entered the mansion and headed to the eting room, with Ava and Amy each holding one of Alex's arms.
When they entered the room, they found Anna, who had just set up chairs around the table in the center of the room.
Upon seeing them enter, Anna bowed her head politely and said, "Good evening."
It was Ava who replied, "Good evening, Anna. How are you doing?"
"Fine, Mada," Anna replied, her voice carrying a hint of respect and admiration. It was only natural since Ava had raised and trained Anna since childhood after discovering her talent. For Anna, Ava was like a teacher.
Amy, on the other hand, detached herself from Alex and went over to give Anna a hug, saying, "Hello, Anna."
Anna returned the hug and replied, "Hello, Miss Alia."
"Hush, none of that between us," Amy scolded playfully. She didn't want Anna to speak to her so formally, considering they had lived together for a while, and Ava had even trained them in combat together. So for Amy they were friends.
After the greetings were done, the family sat down, with Alex, Lilia, and the girls on one side of the table, and Ava and Amy on the other.
Sensing that what was about to be discussed was likely important, Anna decided to leave but stopped when Ava said, "Stay, Anna. What we're going to discuss concerns you as well."
Anna was puzzled by what Ava ant but complied and stood behind Alex and the girls.
"Can you tell us now why the others won't be coming until next week?" Lilia asked.
"The reason is due to the the of the upcoming family eting in a month."
When Ava said this, not only Lilia but also Alex beca serious, and he asked, "What will be the the of the eting?"
"At the next family eting, the heir of the Eswald family and one of the future dukes will be decided ."
When Ava finished speaking, there was a deathly silence in the room. Everyone fell silent upon hearing this news, which was undoubtedly going to affect them in a negative way.
It should be rembered that the goal of Alex's branch of the family was to obtain the position of family patriarch, which had long been held by their branch of the family. In this context, they were taking their ti to prepare for their ascension to this position. However, they were not ready, so the news that the heir would be decided at the next eting was definitely not good news.
"Why have they decided to elect the next heir so soon?" asked Alex, with an expression that looked like he just ate a pile of shit.
Alex's reaction was shared by Lilia as well because it was generally not how things worked in the Eswald family.
In the Eswald family, the heir or heiress was only decided if the current patriarch could no longer lead the family or if sothing unfortunate happened to him, which was definitely not the case with the current patriarch.
"We don't have a definite answer, but it's clear that the current patriarch wants to have his son elected, which is why he decided to speed things up."
Hearing about the current patriarch, anger filled Alex's face because even though he had no proof, he was sure that the patriarch had conspired with the royal family of Fiore—the empire where their family resided—to eliminate his father.
Seeing her husband's angry expression, Lilia interlocked her fingers with his as if to reassure him. Feeling Lilia's hand in his, Alex cald down, gently squeezed Lilia's hand, and returned to his usual smile.
A mont later, Lilia asked, "But what does this have to do with the rest of the family not being able to co until next week?" By "family mbers," Lilia was referring to the mbers of their branch of the family.
Ava glanced at Alex for a mont before replying, "Because next week, we have to elect the new head of our branch of the family."
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