Charlie’s statement startled Kathleen.

She had been at sea all this time, and thus lost contact with her parents. On her return to American soil and the Fox family, she didn’t have the opportunity to see her parents and siblings.

She concluded that Spencer had kicked out her family from the Fox family after he snatched power away from Jordan.

Whenever a new head in a big family rose to power, he would first suppress those who might be a threat to him. He would also remove those he disliked from the family, keeping only the loyal ones around. Once his position had stabilized, the loyal hands would be removed as a way of controlling potential threats.

The siblings who had been kicked out would become distant relatives.

If Kathleen refused to become the next head, her family would not be able to return to the Fox family. They could only leave the family and reestablish themselves again with limited assets.

Thinking of that, she gritted her teeth and finally decided to bite the bulle