Willa took a bite of the salad and asked nonchalantly, "I don't see the link."

"But there is!"

Karen exhaled heavily and pinched Willa's cheek. "Didn't Dad drill it into you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper that you can't be picky, that you can't just eat the steak and ignore the salad? Because that's just common sense, it's the basics, it's about not being wasteful."

Willa nodded, confused. "Isn't that how it should be?"

"But what if you just don't like the salad? If you don't want to eat it, then don't. Not everything you do has to please Dad, nor does every action have to benefit the Perez family before you decide to do it. Everything you do should make you happy, got it?"

Willa sort of got it, but not really. She had always told herself that whatever happened, she needed to put the interests of the Perez family first.

The only time she ever went against Jasper's wishes was when she had to leave the Perez family because of the F-Poison incident.

But technically, it was still for the benefit of the Perez family.

This mindset had become deeply ingrained in Willa.

Karen's sudden outburst today left her at a loss.

What were the things that she actually liked?

Seeing Willa's puzzled and lost gaze, Karen didn't press on. She knew Willa had to figure it out on her own.

Some things are buried deep in the heart and aren't so easily rooted out, especially for someone as stubborn as Willa.

Coming to a real understanding would take time.

"Alright, chew on that for a while. I'll give this notebook to Frost. If there's anything else, go straight to her."

As Karen got up to leave, Willa grabbed her wrist. "Sasha, where are you going?"

Willa, with a keen sense, sensed a farewell in Karen's demeanor. Her eyes held a tightness as if Karen would disappear the next second.

back; where

as light as

worry, I'm not going

was planning, but she

have said what she did

resolute as if to say, "Wherever

the next time we

neither denied nor confirmed. Danger was not an absolute concern for her. Regaining her memory was what truly

"I'm not going to

lying; she had no talent in

old age, surrounded by children and grandchildren, enjoying

She believed him!

understood that Karen had her thoughts and decisions, and

still, slowly eating

the plate, quietly separating the steak from the salad with her

of her with only a

cheeky grin, watching her. "Eat up if you like it. Have as

her thoughts that she had completely ignored

back, ready

Maddox was quick on

you haven't paid yet!

steak house owner

go way back. Do you have to do this?"

split second, Willa would

snorted and said, "Fredrick already told me you're a gambling addict and a womanizer, too. Seeing how you chased

wished he could skin Fredrick alive. This was no way to

in the owner's hands. "From now on, I'm your VIP. Don't

house owner immediately let go of Maddox and said with a smile, "No problem! Take

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