The tension in the hall rose again, this time more suffocating than it was before.
"That is the patriarch of the Wayne family, even if Mrs. Wayne is strict, there is no way she can turn his request down." A man in the crowd whispered to his friend.
"If she can't refuse him, doesn't that make her incompetent as a leader?" The friend asked with a frown.
"If she doesn't refuse she loses her authority as a leader, and if she doesn't, she would be known for disobeying the patriarch and not fulfilling filial piety." Another chipped in.
"Doesn't that mean she has no way out of this?" The first man said, his gaze returning to Grandpa Wayne and Jade.
Grandpa Wayne glanced at Jade who was sobbing, and clinging to his feet. His sharp gaze flicked to his granddaughter-in-law.
