The dinner concluded with a suffocating atmosphere.


    Upon learning about the news of her marriage alliance with the Iverson family, Amelia acted like she


    was sitting on needles. Her delicate face lost all color as if all the blood had been drained from her


    body, feeling cold from head to toe.


    On the way home, she sat in the same car as her mother, not even having the chance to talk to Wyatt.


    "Mom... Why?"


    Tears shone in Amelia''s eyes as she choked up, asking, "You know I love Steven... You know that I


    only want to marry him. Why... Why do you want me to marry into the Iverson family?!"


    Bitterness surged in Celeste''s heart, but she still replied calmly, "Your father and I think this is a more


    suitable marriage for you. Steven''s personality is great, but we disapprove of his family. Based on what


    I know, the Lovett family doesn''t like you and me. If you insist on marrying Steven and enter into a


    marriage his parents disagree with, you will suffer every day. Even your strong sister, Be, has ended


    up with a divorce after spending three miserable years with the Salvador family."


    Celeste continued, "Moreover, Hunter has taken a stand against our family, throwing aside the


    kindness we''ve shown him in the past and bing Shannon''s defensewyer. I know a professional


    lawyer should not pick their cases, but Shannon has repeatedly tried to harm your sister and..."


    Recalling the nders and humiliation she suffered from Shannon when she was still an actress,


    Celeste still felt her heart ache. "Hunter''s actions and his parents'' indulgence are something your father


    and I can''t tolerate. The Lovett family has lost their morals, and we don''t want to be their inws."


    "But... But Steven is different from them!"


    Amelia felt as if her heart was squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, a lump forming in her throat.


    "Steven... Since he graduated, he has been working for Asher and Be. Couldn''t Dad see how loyal


    he was to our family?! If wepletely deny Steven''s efforts because of this, how upset would he


    be?!"


    Being genuinely innocent and caring, Amelia did not think of her future first. Instead, she felt indignant


    for Steven. "Be told me that she divorced Justin not because of pressure from the Salvador family.


    It''s because Justin didn''t love her back then and betrayed her. But Steven has never betrayed me!"


    Celeste''sshes fluttered, and she pursed her lips.


    Amelia added, "Steven is nice to me... He is really nice..."


    Thinking of the wonderful times and moments of happiness she spent with Steven, Amelia''s tears could


    not help streaming down her face. "Mom, I think I will never find another man that treats me so well... I


    don''t want to lose him... I''ve loved him for so many years. I have had a crush on him since I was


    young... Now, I can finally be with him. Please convince Dad not to separate us, okay?”


    "Amelia, you are a daughter of the Thompson family. Don''t you think you should do something for the


    family? Do you want to be a sheltered flower and an irresponsible child for the rest of your life?"


    Celeste had always been gentle in nature. Even when Amelia secretly applied to a film school to


    be an actress, Celeste did her best to convince Wyatt not to send Amelia abroad or stop Amelia


    from pursuing her dreams.


    This time, her stern expression intimidated Amelia. "Mom..."


    "Amelia, every child of the Thompson family has to contribute to the family unconditionally. Even your


    sister, who seemed as free as a bird, traveling around the world a few years ago, had to return to help


    your father manage the hotel that was on the verge of copse. Be has to manage the vast KS


    Group in the future. You can only imagine how exhausting it will be."


    Amelia lowered her head, feeling inferior, her hands rubbing against each other until they were red.


    Be was not only her sister but also her idol.


    However, Amelia was never like the sisters in soap operas, envious and dreaming of surpassing their


    dazzling sisters. She knew Be was amazingly talented, and Amelia could not hope topare.


    But was this the reason she had to sacrifice her love?


    "Mom... I..."


    "Another thing is the Lovett family''s status. They are too far below us for you to marry into."


    Celeste stopped looking at her daughter. She shook her head and said, "Your sister is strong enough,


    and your future brother-inw is the Salvador Corporation''s president. If you marry Steven, what help


    would it be to Be and the Thompson family? Amelia, you always say you want to do something for


    this family. Now, it is your time to contribute."


    When they returned to Yara Park, Amelia''s eyes were swollen from crying. She stayed in the car for a


    while before getting out, fearing someone might see her.


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    Wyatt''s car had arrived first, and he briskly entered the house with Quentin trailing behind.