Chapter 215: The Pressure on Young People

"Now that Julie's family has risen up, they think they can shake me off? Dream on. I’ll make her crawl back to me, begging for my acceptance," Arlia arrogantly declared, his voice full of self-satisfaction. Steve responded coldly, "So you plan to control Julie through that leverage?" Arlia scoffed, "What else? I’m confident she’ll come running back, desperate for my approval." After that, Arlia hung up the phone, leaving Steve frustrated. Steve felt as though Arlia was playing games with him, and it only increased his distaste for the man. Meanwhile, Amia, concerned about her grandmother’s health, decided to call her. When the video call connected, she was greeted by her grandmother’s bright, happy face, which immediately lifted Amia’s spirits. Her grandmother was the only person left whom Amia deeply cared about. "Grandma, are you spending Thanksgiving alone? Where are you now? How are you feeling?" Amia asked, her voice full of concern. Her grandmother turned the camera to s