Faith looked at her brother, her eyes shining with anticipation. \u201cSolomon,\u201d she said, her voice pleading, \u201cif you become the heir, I hope you\u2019ll let me join the company\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
management. Give me a position, let me prove myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight\u2019s confrontation with Larissa had lit a fire in her. She refused to be seen as useless. She was determined to become a woman like Sharon Dillon, a woman men respected and feared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Solomon was surprised by his sister\u2019s request. He hesitated for a moment before nodding. \u201cAlright. If I become the heir, the entire Palmer family fortune will be ours. You can have any position you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what he said was totally different from what he was actually thinking. He would never let his sister into the core management. Once she got a taste of power, who knew if she wouldn\u2019t turn into another Draven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith, oblivious to her brother\u2019s true thoughts, was lost in the joy of his promise. She could already taste the day her brother would become the head of the Palmer family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can start serving dinner now,\u201d Zoltan instructed the butler as Larissa pushed Haskell into the dining room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The butler nodded and spoke softly into the small microphone on his collar. \u201cServe the meal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoltan took his seat and handed his cane to the butler. He then looked fondly at Larissa, who was sitting beside his grandson. \u201cYou know, this is the first time you\u2019ve dined with just Haskell and me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is,\u201d Larissa agreed. \u201cIt\u2019s always been at large banquets before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur chef isn\u2019t some Michelin\u2013starred celebrity chef from abroad,\u201d Zoltan explained. \u201cHe\u2019s from Haskell\u2019s grandmother\u2019s hometown. She married into the family from far away, and I was worried she wouldn\u2019t be used to the food in Regal City, so I hired him at a high salary. His cooking is considered the best in his region. He\u2019s retired now, but his son has taken over, and he\u2019s managed to replicate about eighty percent of his father\u2019s skill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to try it,\u201d Larissa said with an eager smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the dishes arrived, Larissa\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes widened. Nearly every plate was laden with\u00a0<\/p>\n
chilies, a stark contrast to the typical cuisine of Regal City.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandmother was a firecracker in her youth,\u201d Haskell explained with a smile. \u201cNo one in a hundred\u2013mile radius dared to cross her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you grew up eating food this spicy?\u201d Larissa asked, curious. She picked up her fork\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 519\u00a0<\/p>\n
and tried a piece of fiery stir\u2013fried pork.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The heat exploded in her mouth, a pleasant, painful sensation. She had always considered herself good with spicy food, but this was on another level. Her eyes started to water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell filled a glass with warm water and pushed it toward her. \u201cI didn\u2019t eat like this for very long,\u201d he explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t move into the main house until I was older, and my grandmother passed away a few years after that. Now, whenever my grandfather misses her, he asks the kitchen to prepare her favorite spicy dishes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa understood. She took a sip of water to cool the burn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In their world, it was common for powerful men to have mistresses. But all of Zoltan\u2019s children had been with his wife. There were no illegitimate heirs. It was clear that Zoltan had truly loved his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seizing the moment, Zoltan spoke. \u201cLarissa, you will be my grandson Haskell\u2019s wife. There are some things I want to make clear to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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