With her back turned to Hans, Laurel indulged in an eye roll. Naturally, the Thomas family held greater wealth than ours,

The Ruiz family’s assets amounted to nothing in their presence.

“Why the silence?” Hans inquired with an anxious edge.

“They can’t measure up to us. The man she married is financially challenged,” Laurel fibbed, leaving guilt in her wake as she disappeared into her room. She would never admit that Millie had chosen a well-off partner.

However, her untruth bore unexpected gravity in Hans’ perception.

“Millie, I presumed you’d wed someone influential, thus cast disdain on my son, Yet, it seems you’ve simply married a penniless fellow. A lesson is due.”

was on the cusp of heading home when she found herself waylaid by a malevolent Hans. Millie halted, her gaze

had carved out a reputation as a notorious troublemaker within the town. He staunchly refused to endure any setbacks, his gait exuding an air of arrogance as he strolled the streets. Their

Millie addressed him in a measured

a few more years of schooling. You reckon the schoolding guarantees marrying a wealthy man and

Preagend University, the

wouldn’t have been so disappointed

his son, his attitude underwent an immediate

voice projecting with volume, a spectacle

your intent?” Millie retorted

No matter how many years you spend in school, women end up marrying well-off men, raising

scoff escaped

might be less narrow- minded, Women aren’t born solely

to fathom that Millie had

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