Carla only gave birth to a girl. That means she isn't qualified to be the hostess of the family whatsoever! Why should my son have to apologize to her daughter?"
Watching as this woman in front of him blurted out those words, Rhys couldn't help but shake his head. Disappointment filled his eyes.
"Eunice, I don't think that you even realize that Carla is still the hostess of the An family. As for us, we aren't even qualified to be in charge of the family. Do you seriously think that it would be a good idea to keep spoiling Eric like this?" he asked.
Turning to the other side, Eunice sneered, "I think it's still much too early to be saying that. Nothing is set in stone yet.
According to the family tradition, family property should be passed down to the male heirs rather than the female heirs. How could Carla, who only has a daughter, become fit to stand as the hostess of the An family? And let's say that I accept it, will father agree to it?"
If Terence was Edmund's only child, then there was a possibility for his daughter to be the one to inherit the family's properties.
However, he isn't the only child!
At this moment, Eric was regarded as the male heir in the family.
That just meant that there was no telling who would end up being in charge of the family in the future.
"Eunice, stop being too optimistic. Have you already forgotten that it was said that Carla couldn't give birth to kids? But now what we have seen with our very eyes? She already has a daughter! How can you be so certain that she won't give birth to other kids?"
Rhys knitted his eyebrows as he reminded her of that fact. From the very start, he never had an intention to compete for the inheritance with Terence.
It was just Eunice who had been so hungry for power and wealth. She had the opportunity to take charge of the family for 4 years because of Carla's absence, so she was under the assumption that she still had the right to manage everything else in the family.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see whether she can give birth to other kids or not. But as for now, I'm still the hostess of the family," Eunice resolutely said as she glance at Rhys. "Would you take a look at yourself? I couldn't possibly thank heaven and earth enough if you were even half as ambitious as your elder brother!
You're qualified to inherit the property, but you've never shown a bit of interest in it. You and Terence are both sons of the An family, why can he be the only heir to inherit everything but you can't?
If you're the one in charge of the family, I won't let myself become a doormat."
Realizing that the topic had already shifted to the family's properties, Rhys lost interest in arguing with her any longer.
"I've already told you a number of times that grandpa made everything very clear when he allowed father to bring me and Marcus into the family. We are free to enjoy the privileges of being part of the An family, but we don't have the right of inheritance.
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