Chapter Eighteen: I Choose You

Hello, and welcome back to the Hadley Legacy. When we last left off, the four girls became kids and I tried to decide who to make heiress.

Gweny invited over her next ranked chess opponent, and it's Ian!
"So, did you hear, I chose Katyrzena to be heiress. You tell your brother for me, he's officially the father of a legacy heiress."

Meanwhile, Katyrzena's on the phone with her friend Santiago Carver, telling him all about her day.
"So then my grandma pulls me aside and tells me that I'm going to be the heiress, and I get to live in this nice house and everything, but I can't tell my sisters."
"Why not?"
"Something about us killing each other for it?"

"So, Ian, how do you feel about Katyrzena being the new Hadley heiress?"

In the next room...
"What, a new heiress? And it's not my daughter? Something must be done!"

"Ian! Don't you want your daughter to be the one to be chosen?"
"I dunno..."
"Ian, baby, think about it! Use your brain! She'll get to live in this house until she dies, you could marry her mother and move in too, live in the lap of luxury!"
"That does sound pretty good."

"That's the spirit! So we'll work together. If we get Gabija chosen instead, we'll both benefit!"
"It's genius! But how?"
"First we get her on our side, then we take out Katyrzena once and for all!"

"And then, my dearest Iany-poo, all of this will be all MINE! -er, ours."

Upstairs, Chelle slept soundly, unaware that her daughter had been chosen.

"So, who do you guys think will be heiress?"
"Wendy, please, I'm trying to finish my homework."
"It's not my fault you guys are slow."

Gabija sighed. "Wendy, if I tell you, will you be quiet?"
"Sure."
"I heard Grandma talking to Katyrzena. She's picked her to be the heiress."
"What? That's ridiculous! She was supposed to pick me!"

"Gabija?" Roxy called from the next room. "Your father and I need to talk to you for a minute."
"That's my father?"
"Yes."
"I've never seen him around here before."
"Well he's your father, and he loves you very much."

"Now, this is very important, Gabi. Your father and I want you to be the heiress."
"But Kat-"
"Don't you worry about Katyrzena, your father and I will take care of her."

"You mean, like, hurt her?"
"With her out of the way, you're sure to become the heiress!"
"Lady, you are seriously insane if you think I'm going to agree to that."
"What?"
"No way! I don't even want to be heiress!"
And with that, Gabija stormed out, leaving her mother speechless.

While Roxy went off to plan her next move, Wendy approached her father.
"Um, hello. You might not know me, but my name's Wendy, I'm your daughter."

"I know you want one of your kids to become heiress, but there's a way you can do it without working with someone evil like my aunt. If you get me to be the heiress, you can still move in, and marry my Mom."
"You make an excellent point, my dear. I like you!"

And so Ian casually approached Chelle about the subject.
"What are you, nuts? Why would I want that? I don't need to do anything to change my mother's mind, I'm already becoming heiress with Katyrzena! Get out of my face!"

Ian left, sulking, and plotting how he could somehow get one of his daughters chosen as heiress.
Tune in next time, to see if he succeeds!