Then, he gently held her hand.
"Do you remember? Cora has a soft heart and is particularly considerate of others. That day, she deliberately came to me and said that Fiona studying alone abroad was not easy. She praised Fiona for being smart and capable, with good grades and a stable personality, and urged me to bring her into the company earlier for training, saying that a family business needs such diligent young people."
These words were lines they had carefully crafted together the night before, sitting in the dimly lit drawing-room.
But hearing them say it out loud, I couldn't help but feel blocked inside.
Yvonne Cheney suppressed the tumultuous emotions within her, her fingertips slightly chilled, yet forced herself to maintain a smile.
She watched the tenderness flicker in Tristan Lowell's eyes.
But she knew it was all an act.
