"Clay, are you willing to inherit my surname and become a member of the Lyon Family?"
In front of everyone, he looked at Clay before him and asked solemnly.
At that moment, the gazes of the surrounding people focused on Clay.
Their gazes were filled with various emotions, including admiration, joy, hostility, and jealousy.
Everyone knew what Adam's move meant.
If things went as expected, Clay would later become Adam's adopted son and the sole heir.
And this relationship was something that many people were jealous of.
After all, the situation that Adam had created was not something small anymore.
The entire Cohen Duchy's territory was vast, but Adam alone occupied a third of it, and all his territories were easy to defend and difficult to attack, making them great strongholds.
Standing in Adam's position, besides not having his own crown, there was not much else that separated him from a true king.