Chapter 414 - 410: Fully Responsible by the New Mistress
The arrangement between the three siblings about their future division of labor was only known within a small group of people around Roy Lewis’s family.
At most, it also included Master Lewis, Kennedy Green and his wife, and Nathan Caroule and his wife.
These people, who genuinely cared for and loved the three children, would not reveal the children’s private agreements.
Besides, whether it was Master Lewis or Roy Lewis, or even Kennedy Green and his wife, had great expectations for the three children.
They even felt that in the near future, the Lewis Group would likely dominate various fields.
Of course, they wouldn’t let the children know about these thoughts.
For now, the family naturally treated Timmy as a young prince.
To some extent, they had to observe him and act accordingly.
Even those who previously berated Richelle Dunn and her children incessantly, such as the brothers Sebastian Lewis, were now extremely solicitous towards Timmy, Timothy, and Tifanny.
First, they did it in front of Master Lewis and Roy Lewis.
Second, they began to clearly perceive the innate aura and dominance from Timmy and even Timothy.
After humbling themselves to the children, Sebastian Lewis and Aldo Lewis were secretly relieved that the harsh words they once said to Timmy happened when he was very young.
Little did they know that Timmy remembered those words very well.
He had even complained about this to his mother!
Moreover, they were unaware that the imprisonment of James Lewis and his son was largely because they once harbored ill intentions towards young Timmy. That was why Richelle Dunn refused to give in, no matter what.
The two brothers and the sisters Elizabeth Lewis feigned amicability towards Richelle Dunn and her children, and met with their smiling responses, they thought their relationship had improved.
Little did they know, it was just great acting on part of Richelle and her children.
The banquet lasted for nearly two hours, but in reality, it was only at the beginning that they could eat in peace. Towards the end, the family members came one after another to toast and strike up conversations.
Even though Roy Lewis couldn’t drink alcohol and instead used tea, it was estimated he must have consumed a stomach full of water.
Richelle Dunn’s alcohol capacity was indeed good, but she wouldn’t foolishly expose herself to the firing line. Using the excuse of needing to care for the children, she declined all the toasts directed at her.
To that, the family members who initially suspected Richelle Dunn’s status as the primary mistress began to talk.
“Oh my, does she really think she’s the mistress of the house? Master Lewis hasn’t even married her yet, but she’s already putting on airs!”
“Exactly, consider this, she delivered three children of high intelligence in one go for Master Lewis. It’s a case of the mother benefiting from her successful children!”
“I haven’t seen the Patriarch treating an daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law this protectively before. Only her, it’s truly unprecedented.”
“Yes, so be careful. Master Lewis is still young, he might be easily seduced by beauty. But the patriarch, who can sway him? Whoever can have the old man speak for them must be crafty.”
Richelle Dunn didn’t even know that she had established the reputation of a shrewd woman who can even pacify the patriarch, just over a banquet where she didn’t say or do anything.
There was still a lot of criticism towards her from the family, but most were deterred by her unspecified destructiveness, and in the end, hardly anyone dared to discuss her openly.
After all, everyone knew the person sitting next to them, although being a family member and a confidant, would betray without hesitation when it comes to crucial moments.
After such an imposing meal, Roy Lewis instructed Uncle Axel to escort Richelle Dunn and the three children back to his father’s mansion. He stayed behind to discuss business with the elders and the younger administrators in the family.
These family members held varying degrees of shares in the Lewis Group.
But not only that.
The Lewis patriarch, obviously, was a very wise man.
The Lewis Group, as the main dynastic support, has always been helmed by the Lewis family head.
However, businesses on the side were distributed to other family members, with the family head generally not interfering with the management decisions but only reviewing the accounts regularly or being informed about major business decisions.
Of course, the family head held absolute authority, but rarely exercised it. Because it would diminish the enthusiasm of the family members on the side. So, Roy Lewis mostly just listened, hardly interfered in decision-making unless the decision was catastrophic. He’d offer advice, but the final decisions were left to the family members to manage.
After business matters were done, an senior family member reminded Roy Lewis.
“Master Lewis, now that the second son and the third daughter had recognized their ancestors and returned to the family, you are considered to have established a home and a career. So your mansion…”
Roy Lewis nodded in agreement, having already considered the issue.
“Yes, I’ll arrange it in the future.”
The elder understood his busy schedule and asked another question. “Do you need me to arrange some choices for you?”
Roy Lewis waved his hand, “No need, I’ll leave this matter completely to your new primary mistress!”