Chapter 305

“I wouldn’t have married you when I was around eighteen and become the madam of the Maxwells. While I’m the object of envy to all the young women in Gryphon, I… am cheapened.” She cracked a smile, trying to find joy in her pain. “Forget about everything else. Just the accusation your mother hurled at me and all the medicine she forced me to take… No normal girl could take it all.” “I’m sorry. I didn’t know.” “True. You didn’t know and I didn’t tell you. You would leave early and come back late. You were busy managing your business empire. You don’t know anything!” Conrad had no words. That was his negligence. He owed her. “Conrad… Have you ever thought about something? Why do I have to cheapen myself so?” There were tears in Fia’s eyes. She blinked, trying not to cry. “This is not a society where a woman has to depend on a man or her husband to survive. I have the skills to flourish in my favorite career. Even if I can't earn a lot, I can at least support myself.” At the end of