Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 709: Checkmated

But whether Sidney Dalton has made a wedding dress for someone else, Selena Kensington does not know.

However, Selena Kensington knows that Sidney Dalton doesn’t have the opportunity to inherit the position of Family Head of the Dalton Family.

[Samuel]: Sister, do you have something you need?

Samuel Dalton exchanged a few words with Selena Kensington and faintly noticed that her purpose in coming to him was not just to ask if he was busy.

[Selie Stays Slim]: Yes, I want to know when the old man plans to choose his successor.

[Samuel]: Sister, give me a few minutes.

After Samuel Dalton sent this message, there were no further messages.

Selena Kensington looked at the last message from Samuel Dalton and smiled slightly.

She waited leisurely for Samuel Dalton’s reply.

Could Samuel Dalton have directly gone to ask the old man...

Though this method certainly is simple and direct.

Samuel Dalton returned after being away for over ten minutes.

[Samuel]: Sister, the old man said he’ll hold a banquet in three days.

Three days later...

This couldn’t have been planned long ago by the old man; it could only be that Samuel Dalton went to ask him, making him notice something amiss, hence hastily formulating the next plan.

This old man, he really is perceptive...

However, someone who can slay his own brother and step over his dead body to become the Patriarch of the Dalton Family could hardly be a pushover.

So, since the old man has already sensed something wrong, then who does he envision in his heart as the Patriarch of the Dalton Family...

[Selie Stays Slim]: If your father lets you inherit the Dalton Family, would you be willing?

Selena Kensington asked.

Samuel Dalton is now the Young Master of the Colombo Family, and if he also manages the Dalton Family, he would surely not have enough energy to oversee both sides.

If the old man truly favors Samuel Dalton, but if Samuel Dalton is unwilling, the old man also cannot force him to inherit the Dalton Family.

Thus, he would settle for Sidney Dalton.

But if Sidney Dalton truly is gone, then regardless of Samuel Dalton’s willingness, the burden of the Dalton Family will inevitably fall on him.

It appears this old man has already thought through all his backup plans.

Furthermore, the most crucial choice now falls into the hands of Selena Kensington.

If she hands over the evidence to the security bureau, Sidney Dalton will be arrested, and Samuel Dalton will become the Family Head of the Dalton Family.

But if she doesn’t hand over the evidence to the security bureau, Sidney Dalton will continue to be at large and will realize his ambitions...

And Selena Kensington’s choice also concerns whether Samuel Dalton will bear an additional burden.

The old man... has unexpectedly maneuvered her into a tight spot.

Thinking of this, Selena Kensington’s eyes grew much darker.

[Samuel]: When the old man called me back, I already anticipated this result. Moreover, the old man has always wanted me to inherit the Dalton Family, but due to my mother’s family situation, before the old man managed to convince me, I had already left Aethelgard.

[Samuel]: Regarding the Colombo Family matters, things have stabilized, and considering my mother still has everything under control, I now have the time to return to Aethelgard, and do not intend to leave for quite a while.

[Samuel]: Even if the Dalton Family is truly handed over to me, it would be no different from before.

[Samuel]: So sister, you shouldn’t have any psychological burden.

Samuel Dalton sent several long messages over.

He seemed to have discerned Selena Kensington’s concerns.

So he patiently sent a lengthy message to assure Selena Kensington.

After all, for Samuel Dalton, even if the Dalton Family was handed over to him, it wouldn’t change anything.

Selena Kensington looked at the long string of messages from Samuel Dalton and couldn’t help but smile.

After Samuel Dalton said these, her inner worries were reduced significantly.

[Selie Stays Slim]: I haven’t said anything, and you already know?

[Samuel]: ...

Samuel Dalton sent a string of ellipses.

Selena Kensington didn’t say anything more to him but put down her phone and began to contemplate.

Three days later...

Not much time left.

A day later, Selena Kensington did receive the invitation from the Dalton Family.

The location is set in the main residence of the Dalton Family.

With the invitation in hand, Selena Kensington’s eyes flickered.

After a while, she sought Hope Norwood.

She asked her to hand over the evidence Lark Mayfield brought back to the security bureau.

And instructed them to make a move at the Dalton Family banquet two days later.

The security bureau personnel were utterly shocked upon seeing the evidence because the documentation Lark Mayfield brought not only contained proof of the past scheme against the Kensington couple but also evidence of how Sidney Dalton dealt with other obstacles over the years...

Many families, due to opposing or hindering Sidney Dalton, suffered financial ruin and family breakdown.

But because those people were weak and Sidney Dalton acted with caution.

So those people always found him unshakeable.

This allowed Sidney Dalton to retain his upward trajectory.

Since the involved parties are Aethelgard’s high-society clans, when Hope Norwood handed over the evidence to the security bureau, especially pinpointed Sidney Dalton, she alarmed the director.

Sidney Dalton, after all, is an influential figure in Aethelgard’s upper class, coupled with the recent movements of the Dalton Family; he’s highly likely to become the next Patriarch Dalton.

Hence, the security bureau’s director took utmost care in handling the matter, even meticulously reviewing Hope Norwood’s evidence and setting up a specialized team to manage it.

But as soon as Hope Norwood spoke of Selena Kensington’s instructions, the security bureau’s director was instantly amused.

Instruction from the Lady of the Norwood Family?

She should have said so earlier!

Why all this fuss then?!

Thus, the security bureau’s director decisively slapped the table and immediately moved forward with it!

Yet upon recalling Selena Kensington’s caution, the security bureau’s director held back, awaiting the Dalton Family banquet’s arrival.

Two days later, the Dalton Family banquet arrived as scheduled.

Due to the prior scandals exposed by Catherine Blanchett, the Blanchett Family did not show up at this Dalton Family banquet.

A lot of people from Aethelgard’s upper class heard the news, learning that the old man might announce his abdication at tonight’s banquet and select the next Patriarch of the Dalton Family.

The Dalton Family is a sizeable clan, and the transition of its Family Head influences many matters.

Moreover, with the new Family Head in position, other elite families must deliberate on how to engage or even seek collaboration with the new head.

None of the elite families in Aethelgard’s upper class can exist wholly independently.

They invariably establish some connections with other families, and these serve as links, securing them a place in Aethelgard’s high-society circle.