Chapter 281

Recently, the Gardner family and the Puffer family had joined forces, and because YU Conglomerate had changed leadership and lost their strength, several families were fiercely competing against each other. Each family had suffered losses. Meanwhile, her parents had already sternly prohibited her from associating with Micah. In addition to Micah’s dislike toward her, her prideful temperament prevented her from approaching him. She was also a pampered daughter of a noble family, receiving admiration from all around. Why should she lower herself to curry favor with a man, especially a married one at that? Although she liked him, she was disdainful toward being a mistress. She endured the pain and tried to persuade herself to give up but could not stop herself from keeping tabs on his news. When she knew that he was doing well, she could not feel happy for him. When she knew he was not doing well, she was not too happy either. She even thought about giving up on him. When Joce