Chapter 446: The Weight of Emotions

Yvonne didn’t know how to respond, so she buried her emotions deep within. Her heart had been calm, but Victoria’s words stirred a whirlwind inside her. “Yvonne, Benson's stubbornness... it has a lot to do with how we raised him. The way he handles emotions is, in many ways, a reflection of how we treated him back then,” Victoria said, her voice filled with regret. Yvonne stayed silent, recalling memories from the past. The forced marriage, the pressure during the divorce—it all seemed like she never had any choice. This cycle of their relationship felt doomed from the start. After Victoria left, Yvonne sat alone in a small lounge, hugging a pillow as she stared blankly out the window. Today, she had learned too much, more than she could process all at once. Claire’s words echoed in her mind—about how the grand anniversary celebration for the Taylor Group had been arranged by Benson. Through media and spectacle, he had tried to reach out to her, to plead with her not to hide, espe