"Don''t lie to me!" Amara said. "I know you love acting! Keith, I know you''re doing this for me, but you can''t!"


    Her voice grew heavier with each word. "You go back and tell your parents clearly that you are not leaving the entertainment industry, and you will not join their business. The only person who gets to decide your future is you!"


    "If they try to withhold the documents, then let them. It''s not the end of the world. We''ll find another way!"


    She could find someone else for a marriage of convenience. Or, failing that, she could just give up on the Sullivan family shares. She couldn''t let Keith''s career be destroyed for her sake.


    It was her battle to fight for her inheritance, and she wouldn''t drag Keith down with her.


    Keith, who had been trying to coax Amara into a better mood, instantly soured when he heard her words.


    "No. It''s already been decided. As soon as I finish my currentmitments, I''m retiring and going into the family business. I''ll make more money that way anyway, so why not?" he said, his brow furrowed.


    "Amara, I''m not just doing this for you, but for myself too. You don''t need to feel burdened by it."


    When Nathan firstid out the terms, Keith had been shocked and couldn''t ept it.


    But after a long night of consideration, he hade to terms with it. He realized that Amara was more important to him than acting.


    If he listened to her and didn''t retire, Edith and Nathan would surely block their marriage by withholding the necessary documents. And what would Amara do then? She would find someone else for a sham marriage.


    That would sever the only path they had to be together. He couldn''t let that happen, so he would never agree to her demands.


    Seeing how stubborn Keith was being, Amara grew truly furious.


    She rarely lost her temper, but this time she did. "Keith, let me tell you something. You will listen to me. Otherwise, even if we get the marriage license, I won''t sign it!”


    "What did you say?" Keith''s eyes widened.


    He was doing all of this just to marry her. If they couldn''t get married, what was the point of any of it?


    A surge of anger shot through him. He gripped Amara''s shoulders and said, word by word, "I''m doing this for your own good. Can''t you just listen to me?"


    "I know you mean well, but I want what''s best for you, too! So can''t you listen to me


    for once?" Amara shot back, her voice filled with frustration.


    As their argument reached a


    crescendo, their voices rose. Outside the door, Nora overheard thest


    few lines of their dispute, her eyes, wide with shock as she quietly. Backed away.


    Nora returned to Liliana''s dressing room, handed her what she needed, and began tidying the table with a troubled mind.


    Liliana was also at the event today, and as her assistant, Nora had naturallye along.


    A moment ago, while running an errand for Liliana, she had passed another dressing room and heard fame sounds of an arguments Curiosity drew her closer, and she had heard those heated words.


    Even though the door was closed, she could recognize the voices. It was Amara and Keith arguing t sounded like they were having a disagreement about their marriage. What could be going on?


    “Nora, organize these earrings and pick out a pair that will match my dress for


    tomorrow. I''m going to the restroom," Liliana said.