The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 42
“Tch.”
With the leader and the elders dead, Grandmother naturally stepped in to take control, assuming the position of matriarch of the Romano family.
The people below took one look at Paloma’s strength, and none of them dared object. They immediately acknowledged their new master.
But some still refused.
Like Lani.
The former leader had been her father. The moment Paloma swallowed him, Lani screamed loudly enough for the whole valley to hear.
She ordered Drake and the others to avenge him.
But not one of the three guardians dared to move.
They had already seen Paloma’s power inside the Threshold.
She was simply not something they could touch.
Grandmother glanced at Lani.
Now that all power had changed hands, as the biological daughter of the former leader, Lani would naturally be dealt with.
But Grandmother didn’t want to kill any more members of the family.
She looked at me.
“Meredith, how about…”
I nodded.
“Whatever you decide.”
Only then did Grandmother speak, exiling Lani from the family.
She even allowed Lani to take all three guardians with her.
Grandmother really was soft-hearted.
If it were me, I might not have done the same.
I forced the thought down.
That had always been Grandmother’s way. Unless she had no other choice, she wouldn’t drive people to the edge.