Elisa thought of how she was her mother’s only daughter. If her mother reclaimed the position of the matriarch, Elisa would eventually have that seat too.

She was not that capable.

Before her mother did something big, Elisa gave Audrey a heads-up in advance. “Mom, if you really want to take back the position of the Fisher family head, don’t even think about making me your successor. You know very well what kind of daughter you have. I can’t afford to lead a family.

“Go find Serenity instead. Give her a few years and she’ll be able to do it.”

Elisa dragged her good friend out as a shield and thought, ‘Better her than me.’

Audrey glared at her daughter and said, “Serenity is very busy and is under a lot of pressure now. She will be the lady in charge of the York family in the future. She has it hard enough. How can I hand her the burden of the Fisher family as well?”

Elisa said, “I don’t care. Either way, I’m not capable of that. Those shoes are too big for me to fill. If Serenity