Amelia felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. A surge of coldness rose in her trembling chest. The redness from her earlier embarrassment drained from her face, leaving her pale and pitiful.

She looked into Chelsea's tearful eyes, seeing through her act to the true loathing underneath. In the past, Amelia might have turned and fled, hiding in a secluded corner to wallow in self-pity and tears. But this time, a strange courage surged within her. She had the determination to face the Lovett family head-on.

Amelia loved Steven. Was it wrong to love? Why should she bow to them? If she slunk away in defeat, wouldn't that be admitting that Chelsea was right?

"Ms. Amelia, did you understand what I said?" Chelsea maintained her frail appearance, but her tone was icy.

Steven's broad shoulders trembled with anger, the veins in his neck bulging as if about to burst.

you say such things to

how you're supposed to talk to your mother? You're being

had never seen anything like this. He was furious and shocked that his usually obedient and

not unfounded. This beautiful girl, who had such a hold on his son's heart, was too dangerous. If she continued to influence him, Steve

a woman-to-woman conversation with Ms. Amelia. What use is

still Chairman Thompson's

to choose between love and family. You wouldn't want to see him

filled Steven's mind, his immense anger blurring the image of the woman before him. Was this really the loving and

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