At that time, the Ritter family would conduct a comprehensive assessment, covering sports, business management, foreign languages, and various subject knowledge. The person who succeed edin this comprehensive assessment would be the future heir.Becoming the heir meant becoming the true head of the Ritter family.Keith had been extremely competitive. He had refused to lose, even if it was to his own brother. Therefore, he had to make progress before the coming-of-age ceremony. His improvement had to be much greater than Troy's."I don't need a break. I still need to study. Colson, please arrange for the teacher to come as usual," Keith had instructed."I'm sorry, Mr. Keith. Mr. and Mrs. Ritter have instructed the teacher not to come today, so he wouldn't be coming today," Colson had replied.If the teacher wasn't even coming, then it was truly a day off.Upon reflection, Keith was convinced that Troy had done it on purpose. Troy had persuaded their parents that Keith had been
Therefore, Troy had been known as the smartest person of his generation. He had been even more dazzling than James, the eldest son of the Quigley family.However, Keith had been deeply jealous of Troy. He had known that as long as Troy was around, he would never be able to become the heir.Keith had also known why Troy asked their parents to give him a break. He had surely been hoping to use the excuse of taking a break to disrupt Keith's studies."Troy Ritter, you're really cunning. You are already better than me, yet, you still want to hinder my studies. Do you really hope to step on me to become the heir?" Keith's expression had been clearly ferocious as he had taken small steps forward, glaring at Troy."Keith, you've misunderstood. I saw that you've been tired lately, so I hope you can take a break," Troy had said."Why do you care? You think I'm tired? I'm tired because of you!" Keith had retorted.Troy had become even more confused as he listened to Keith. He hadn't been
At that time, something shocking had happened.After being pushed by Keith, Troy had staggered backwards. In an attempt to regain his balance, he had accidentally stepped on the skateboard.As a result, the skateboard had moved, carrying Troy into the middle of the road.Suddenly, a car had sped by. In an instant, Troy, who had stumbled onto the road, had been struck and sent flying.Blood had spilled all over. The skateboard had traced an arc through the air. Everything had fallen into silence and coldness.Keith, who had witnessed the entire accident, had reacted immediately. His initial anger had completely dissipated, replaced by infinite fear and concern. At that moment, he had known that it was not the time to dwell on trivial matters like taking a break. He had to save Troy!Like a madman, Keith had rushed back home, shouting, "Help! Someone, help! Troy is in trouble!"It was the loudest Keith had ever shouted since birth. His shout for help had drawn the attention of a
York had asked because of the scar left by that car accident when Keith had pushed Troy that year. The scar left on his heart occasionally reminded him of the accident.Keith didn't deny the truth. He lowered his head and muttered, "It’s true that I caused Troy's death. In your eyes, I have never treated any of you as my family." He paused. His gaze sharpened as he turned to Monica and continued, "Dad, as you said, I can treat my own family as nothing, let alone this woman who's not even the slightest blood-related to me! "If it hadn't been for her, my plan to buy Quigley family's shares wouldn't have fallen through—"Keith was suddenly slapped midway through his words. The handprint was left on Keith's handsome face. It was a slap from York.Keith couldn't believe that York had actually slapped him. He stared incredulously. This was the second time York had hit him.The first time was when Troy died. The second time was because of Monica, who wasn't blood-related to them.K
Summer had never worried about the future too much. She could only take things one step at a time. Who knew what plans Caroline had in mind? If she indeed had a special plan, Summer would only think of how to deal with it when it came.Furthermore, Summer had a secret weapon. After that abduction incident, to compensate Summer, James had allowed her one wish. No matter what the wish was, he promised to help her fulfill it. Therefore, if things really went south, she would let James handle it for her. No matter what might happen in the future, she had him as her backup.Summer smiled happily while eating her steak with her fork and knife. She just had to enjoy this rare holiday. It would be great if it could last forever. Only then could she live her life like a true wealthy lady.Of course, this kind of day wouldn't last long. As soon as Summer returned home, she met Caroline, who was fuming in anger."Summer, where have you been? I haven't seen you attending your classes latel
Half a month? Summer felt as though she had fallen into hell when she heard her punishment. Caroline was too cruel. How could she punish her for half a month? Summer felt that Caroline clearly wanted her to die from the chores.The Quigley residence did not just have a small independent toilet. It had more than ten, and all of them were very big and very hard to clean.Summer wanted to refuse. But just as she attempted to speak, Caroline glared at her sternly. It was like if Summer dared to disagree, she would drown her in a torrent of words. In the end, Summer had no choice but to accept her punishment."Mom, I will clean the toilets tomorrow. I need to rest now," Summer said. She had accepted her punishment, and now she just wanted to seize the opportunity to return to her room.She and Lexi had gone out shopping the entire day. Summer was already exhausted. Plus, it was time to sleep. She had no energy left to argue with Caroline further.However, Caroline snorted coldly
Unfortunately, unplugging the charger was pointless since the laptop had enough battery remaining. So, even though the charger had been unplugged, James could still continue to work on his laptop.James remained expressionless. His facial features seemed to be carved from stone, given how immovable they were. Summer decided to forcefully tug at his ear and ask loudly, "Did you hear what I said? James, don't you think your mom is deliberately targeting me with her behavior?""I know." Finally, the millennia-old iceberg spoke. He slightly parted his thin lips and continued, "My mom has indeed gone too far. I will talk to her tomorrow and ask her to cancel the punishment.""It's best if she cancels it."Summer knew it was effective to talk to James. In the Quigley family, only he could help her. However, there was one more thing she had to bring up. Hadn't James promised her that they would move out of the Quigley residence? If they moved out, she would gain her freedom and wouldn
Norman strongly adhered to family traditions, much like the aristocrats of Eurania. Despite living in modern times, their descendants would reside in ancient castles, as they took pride in their family history. Norman shared this sentiment. He believed that the Quigley residence symbolized the Quigley family’s glorious history, so it was imperative for the heirs to live there.This posed a challenge. Summer hoped to move out of the Quigley residence soon. If Norman opposed the idea, they wouldn't be able to move out.Hence, she said, "I've decided to talk to your dad tomorrow. Let me try to persuade him.""You?" James appeared somewhat surprised. His handsome face expressed doubt, like he didn't have much faith in Summer's ability. After all, even he himself found it very difficult to persuade Norman, let alone Summer.Summer added, "I know you don't believe me, but we won't know the truth until we try it. Let me try to persuade your dad.""Okay, I'll let you do it," James a