After hearing her question, I smiled. "That's a tough question to answer."
"Oh?" Mia narrowed her eyes at me. "Just say what you think. I believe honesty is the best policy."
"You know that I've always been honest with you. You have a deeper understanding of human nature compared to us." I spoke frankly.
Mia's face stiffened for a moment.
I suppressed my smile and lightly said, "If I say I don't mind, it would be hypocritical. But if I say I do mind, it would make you uncomfortable since you’re my guest. It looks like you’re deliberately making things difficult for me."
I could tell that my response left Mia in a dilemma.
I had deliberately said that. Why did I have to pretend everything was fine and make her feel comfortable? She had already made blatant moves against me, but she was acting as if nothing had happened when she saw me. It was unreasonable for me to just smile and talk to her as if nothing was wrong.
I used to think Arthur was too eager for success, but I hadn't expected him to be so ruthless and cunning. He was willing to do anything that would benefit him.
Mia must have inherited some of those traits from her father.
Beneath her aloof and arrogant exterior lay an ambitious heart. As the top lady of Foswood, she had enjoyed a lot of success and naturally desired even more.
Since the situation had become clear, continuing to behave as usual would be somewhat unfair. I couldn't give Mia the impression that I was weak.
"It seems you still care a lot." Mia smiled faintly. "Don’t you think you’re being too domineering, Chloe? Have you been influenced by your husband who always wants to be the best in everything? That business with Archie is an issue of the older generation."
She distanced herself from the matter.
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This story would be interesting if there weren't so many garbled paragraphs. Half sentences and missed paragraphs. It's too much, give us a proper story. I'm done reading...
Atlas literally took Chloe away from Ryan Ryan needs to go back and reinforce to be able to be head-on Caz that's the only place he's lacking...