Chapter 1233
Elliana nodded and then turned to Anita.
“Do you have any particular requests?”
“Handle it as you think best. I trust your judgment,” Anita replied, her smile radiating warmth. She had been watching Elliana’s every word and action, and her admiration had grown with each passing moment.
At first, despite respecting Maxine’s final wish and accepting Elliana as the new leader, Anita had wrestled with doubt. How could she not? Elliana was only twenty years old and an outsider to their world. Could someone so young, so unfamiliar with their ways, truly guide the family forward?
But now, watching Elliana take command with such natural authority, Anita understood her concerns had been groundless. Elliana wasn’t merely capable of leading the Griffiths family—Elliana might actually surpass both her and Maxine in that role.
No wonder Elliana had achieved extraordinary things across multiple fields and even founded Thorn Rose while still in her youth. She was a genuine prodigy.
Maxine had always been headstrong, even reckless at times, but her instinct for recognizing talent had been flawless. Anita knew she needed to trust the successor her daughter had chosen with her final breath. The thought made her smile grow even warmer.
Sensing that approval radiating from Anita, Elliana returned the gesture with a gentle smile of her own before addressing the council of elders.
“Do any of you wish to add anything?”
These elders, who should have been weathered by age,
Instead possessed an ageless quality that defied expectations. Rather than finding them marked by time, Elliana saw women who moved with a grace that seemed timeless, almost otherworldly. Had she not been standing in the council hall itself, watching them preside from the head table with centuries of accumulated authority behind every gesture, she never would have guessed these women had witnessed the family’s dynamics for several decades.
Like Anita, the elders had been observing Elliana with sharp attention, weighing each decision she made. They had all arrived at the same verdict. They were satisfied with her capabilities and prepared to follow her guidance without resistance.
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One after another, the elders offered approving smiles.
“We defer to whatever arrangements you make.”
Elliana accepted their endorsement with grace and then directed her attention to the younger generation scattered across the hall.
“Does anyone else have something they wish to say?”
The council hall teemed with women—well over a hundred packed into the space. Davin, who oversaw the family’s administrative affairs, stood as the sole man present.
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