Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 220

By all accounts, their marriage was nothing related to a love story, so their breakup should've been a clean, amicable one. Yet, when Amara declared she would never marry again, it sounded like the words of someone nursing a broken heart.

Suddenly, everyone started looking at them with a mix of curiosity and speculation.

Liliana snuck a glance at Finnian, eager to gauge his reaction to Amara's declaration. But Finnian's face was as unreadable as a poker player's, leaving her with nothing to go on.

Pondering for a short while, Liliana turned back to Amara. "Honestly, I think marriage is still the better option. Sure, being single gives you freedom, but the perks of marriage are something singles can't experience."

"Oh really? What are the perks of marriage?" asked someone single at the table.

Liliana's eyes sparkled with a hint of longing. "Once you're married, you have a partner who completes your soul and someone who genuinely cares about you. That kind of emotional fulfillment is something money can't buy."

She spoke slowly, with a pleasant smile that suggested marrying was the best decision ever.

empty words. She believed each state had its own merits. Marriage or no marriage, a

silence, Liliana calmly pressed on, "Why so quiet, Ms. Sullivan? Don't you have something

Liliana was so insistent on this topic. She and Finnian were divorced; surely, she was

say," Amarą replied, not wanting to engage further Ms. Porter, you keep extolling the virtues of marriage,

words hung in the air, bringing a sudden

couldn't keep it up any longer. Her lips tightened, and her fingers clenched on

of his thoughts. But Finnian remained stoic, his calm demeanor

might have been too blunt. Though it felt liberating to speak her mind,

it was time to leave. Rising from her chair, she said,

work to

head

Enjoy the rest of your

time to relax," Cedric replied, relieved that the evening's tension was finally