Recently, there had been a lot of discussions in the family. Almost all of them were speculating that the patriarch Calder would not be able to hold his power for long.
Because of the marriage, Calder had fallen out with the family council.
The elders of the big families had made it clear in the council that they would either let Audrey join the marriage to complete the family's mission or Calder himself would have to step down from the patriarch's position.
This proposal had the consent of almost all the elders in the parliament.
If Calder continued to obstruct the marriage, then at the end of the next month, Calder would most likely be impeached by all the elders and voted to remove his position as the patriarch.
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Audrey came to Calder's residence and saw her father, Calder, drinking alone in the courtyard.
"Father."
"Dear Audrey, where have you been all this time?"
