Waiting For a Girl Like You - Chapter 1008 Eightieth Birthday (Part Four)

Eleanor closed her eyes and rolled a string of Buddhist beads under her wide sleeves. Nothing mattered to her anymore. She had already seen everything in her life. She had attained a sense of calm and was ready to face anything.

But part of her knew what was going to happen.

She was anxious to witness it.

Selecting the new matriarch had always been a controversial procedure. There would be some unrest regardless of whom Eleanor nominated.

She was exhausted by the mere thought of it.

Eleanor’s health was deteriorating with every passing day. But she couldn’t shirk her responsibilities for anything in the world. She had to muster the strength to face everything that came her way.

Although Eleanor was a little reluctant, she couldn’t wait to get pass on the responsibilities that she had shouldered all her life.

Power was a dangerous, alluring thing. But age made one wise and even the most ambitious person would become tired of power at some point in his or her life.

Carla knitted her eyebrows when she saw the heads of the four tribes arguing animatedly. She turned around to look at Steven.

Steven smiled and stepped forward. “Callie, how do you think I punished Lucia for slapping you the other day?”

Steven could never forget it. Carla had tried hard to meet him but Lucia had slapped her, right in the face.

He couldn’t stop Lucia and had to endure the torture because he had been trying hard to win her trust.

“What did you do?”

Carla asked, glancing at the heads of the tribes who were still arguing intently.

“Don’t worry. Take your time. The best is yet to come.”

Steven’s amber eyes were glinting with mischief as he followed Carla’s gaze.

“Caroline, get your facts right. Although Carla is the eldest granddaughter, she didn’t grow up in Yu Sea City. She doesn’t know much about our history and traditions. She has not contributed to the betterment of Yu Sea City in any way. I don’t think she has the ability to lead and rule the people here, which is the most significant quality of the matriarch,”

Sam said, shaking her head.

“Sam, that’s not true. Even though she did not grow up here, you must not forget that she is the eldest granddaughter of the matriarch herself, and she is smart. She has adapted to our culture in a very short time. I’m sure

go back to discuss my decision,”

Eleanor growled.

“She’s right. Choosing the matriarch is not an easy process. We have to be very careful as it has the potential to decide the fate of our clan. We need to make a wise decision after careful consideration. Anyway, it’s our matriarch’s birthday today. Let’s discuss this some other day,”

Arthur said.

A sense of accomplishment filled his heart. After great efforts, they had finally achieved their purpose. Eleanor had openly recognized Carla’s identity and accepted her into the family by allowing her to move into Wang Village.

Now, Carla had to work towards proving her worth.

After the bustling birthday party, peace and tranquility was finally restored in Wang Village. The night was serene with the occasional sound of rustling leaves scattered by the wind.

Eleanor was too old to go back on her own, so Arthur accompanied her to the Phoenix Palace.

Carla left for the East Yard, where she was arranged to stay.

The West Yard was allocated for Lucia, which was quite close to where Carla was.

They could see each other from a distance across the lotus pool.

Carla was enjoying the beautiful view with a small smile on her face. She turned around when she heard Victor’s voice.

“Young master, your room is ready. You need to rest well,”

Victor said.

“You need to take care of your health. You’ve spent day and night painting the scenery of Yu Sea City. It has drained all your energy. You were also busy with some other work and ignored your health. It’s not good. Please take care of yourself. I can’t watch you be like this.”