Alma didn't understand what Alice was saying, but she just didn't want to lose. She raised her head and didn't want to be so self-abased in front of Alice. "Alice, if my family was good enough to match up with Henrick's, he wouldn't have given me up easily. I didn't lose to you. I lost because of my ordinary family."
She had no say in the family she was born into. Although she was not reconciled with her situation, her mother had been very kind to her all these years.
"Alma, people can't choose which family they're born into, but they can change their own disadvantages as well as the status quo, and work very hard. For you, you just did it in the wrong way. In the end, you lost to yourself. In fact, for Henrick, no matter what your family conditions are like, what's most important is that he likes you, rather than where you came from."
Alma's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Alice said; it was exactly the same thing as what Henrick had said before. It was as if she had suddenly understood something.
Then, tears rolled down her cheeks.
Seeing that Alma had an understanding, Alice smiled and turned to leave.
Alma's sudden enlightenment was like the most deadly knife to her. It was more cruel than putting her in prison. She would live in regret for the rest of her life.
After Alice left, Alma stood rooted to the ground, her mind blank. She finally understood what Henrick had said. Back in the hotel, she had thought that he was just joking. He had said that he did not care about her family background as long as she had a good character.
However, right then, she suddenly understood that even if she was kind-hearted, it was impossible for Henrick to fall in love with her. He had always only had pity, but no love, for her.
Alma looked up at the sky with tears in her eyes. The sun was burning, but her heart felt like it was dead.
She didn't like Jaime and even if she married him, although she didn't need to worry about food and clothing, she couldn't avoid Henrick's anger and revenge.
Since she was involved in this matter, Henrick would not let her go so easily.
Alma cried for a while. It was not until she saw Jaime coming to pick her up that she made up her mind to go over.
She was still afraid, afraid that her life, and everything else, would have to start over again.
Therefore, she still wanted to go with Jaime. Even if she lived humbly, it was better than standing at the bottom of society.
Alice was no longer interested in watching Alma's future life, because Alma was no match for her, whether now or in the future.
Alice waited in the reception room for about ten minutes before Michelle was brought over.
She had not been officially imprisoned yet, so she was not wearing prison clothes.
Having not seen her for many days, Alice found that Michelle had lost a lot of weight. Her hair was messy, her face was sallow, and her eyes were sunken. Without any makeup, she looked very ordinary.
She was totally different from the Michelle whom Alice knew in the past.
On the contrary, when Michelle saw that Alice was more beautiful than before, she became agitated.
She shouted at Alice, "Alice, since you're fine, why should I be locked up here?"
Alice looked at her calmly and saw that she was crazy. There was no trace of the former Michelle, who used to be arrogant and liked to show off. The experience of a dozen days behind bars had got rid of her attitude.
"Michelle, you are too worked up. Sit down and rest for a while." Alice's tone was very calm, and her eyes looked straight at her.
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