Chapter 413 Questions After a Fatal Fall

Headlines blared, "Thornton Family Patriarch Winston Gravely Ill—What Future for the Empire?" Speculation ran rampant—if Winston passed, would the Thornton family structure shift?

The current public face of the family was Declan, Winston's sole direct descendant. It seemed a foregone conclusion that Declan would assume full control of the conglomerate. The outcome was so predictable that financial