Chapter 457

"Don't worry, Peggy. I'm fine," Laura said calmly with a smile. "But Ms. Jones... are you really okay with this?" Peggy couldn't help but express her concern. She knew Laura was trying to distract herself from the upcoming wedding with Alan by burying herself in work, but Laura's health would surely suffer at this rate. "Don't worry, in a few more days, it'll all be over," Laura said, concealing her emotions. She understood Peggy's concerns perfectly well. The wedding with Alan was only six days away. Once everything settled, she would resign herself to her fate instead of wondering what might have been. Once she became Alan's wife and was forever trapped in the Xander family, she would lose her freedom. "Ms. Jones, won't you reconsider? If you have any regrets now, there's still time!" Peggy pleaded. Initially, she had fully supported Laura's marriage to Alan. They were a perfect match, a union of two prestigious families. However, when she learned of Laura's true f