"You always have the best taste, Mr. Harris. But everyone has his or her own areas where they have advantages over others," Kaden said politely.

This statement helped Marlene save face.

As a result, she glanced at Lilah triumphantly.

But Gerard spoke up immediately. “I agree with you. If verbally attacking others is her advantage, I don't think Absolon will accept such a woman as his nephew's wife."

Marlene's mean words to Lilah was what had prompted Gerard to come to Lilah's defense.

Kaden became silent for a moment. Then he looked at Marlene and said, "Marlene, you must have misunderstood something. Please apologize to Lilah."

But Marlene was not willing to apologize at all. She felt it would be very embarrassing for her. But then, Kaden had openly told her to make an apology. Since she didn't want him to be upset, she had no choice but to do as he'd asked. "“Lilah, I didn't mean anything by what I said earlier. Sorry if you misunderstood me," she murmured sulkily.

"Of course not. After all, I know how you behave," Lilah replied bluntly.

Marlene clenched her fists in anger, but she dared not retort.

“ALL right. It's a rare family gathering; let's eat before the food gets cold," Onyx called out.

So, everyone started to eat.

After lunch, Lilah ran into Marlene as she left the bathroom.

Marlene glared at her in hatred and said with a scoff, "Lilah, you think you can steal my father's position by asking Gerard to come over? Dream on!"

"Let's wait and see then," Lilah said, refusing to take her seriously.

“Humph! Your family has been under our feet for so long. This is how it will always be," Marlene boasted.

“But we both know how your family's company was established," Lilah retorted.

Marlene knew exactly what she meant, but she wasn't ashamed at all.

Instead, she shot back, "We depended on our wisdom. If you're looking for someone to blame, you should blame your grandfather for being too stupid."

Lilah laughed. "Like I said, wait and see!"

Seeing that Lilah was so confident, Marlene couldn't help but feel a little worried. But she quickly assured herself that her father would definitely continue to be the family head. She was sure that it would be impossible for Lilah to replace him.

Becoming the family head also meant taking charge of the family fund.

Robert was the one who established the Phillips family fund many years ago.

The family head would be able to get the highest amount of money and also be in charge of distributing income to the other members.

During the time when Onyx was the leader, he gave Lilah's family the lowest income-several tens of thousands of dollars annually. Marlene believed that if Lilah became the next leader, she would take revenge by giving their family the lowest income.