After leaving, Tessa felt a deep sense of confusion.


    What was she supposed to do now?


    Should she go after Lucas?


    But he had been gone for so long, and she didn’t even know which direction he had gone in.


    How could she possibly find him now?


    For the first time, a look of uncertainty crossed Tessa’s face.


    She was genuinely scared. If Aurora woke up, what would her life be?


    She had only just be the acting general manager, so why was she already about to be pushed out?


    No, she couldn’t ept that.


    Why should it be like this?


    They were both children of the Walton family, so why did she have to be the one with health problems from the start?


    And what about Aurora?


    Not only was her health better, but she was also smarter<b>, </b>more capable, and more beautiful.


    Every time Tessa thought about it, she felt a wave of disgust.


    What was wrong with her mother?


    They were both her children, so why was it so unfair?


    Tessa had worked so hard, but no matter how hard she tried, she could never catch up to Aurora.


    That was why she had resorted to these drastic measures.


    She hade so far, and now, the most important thing was to firmly secure that position.


    But still, there were people who disagreed.


    Why did Lucas have to stop her? Why was his friend involved too?


    Tessa felt a deep sense of frustration.


    After everything she had been through, she was beginning to lose faith in life itself.


    Just then, as she stood on the side of the road, Julian appeared.


    The expression on Tessa’s face was dark and unreadable.


    After just a nce, Julian could tell that her n had clearly failed.


    If it hadn’t, Tessa wouldn’t be like this.


    It was as clear as day.


    Though Julian’s mood wasn’t any better, he knew that at this point, he had to step up like a man.


    He walked over to Tessa and gently patted her shoulder. “Tessa<b>, </b>are you okay?”


    Hearing his familiar voice, Tessa couldn’t help but choke up. “Where did you go just now? Do you have any idea how they treated me?”


    With that, Tessa burst into uncontroble tears.


    She was exhausted–physically and emotionally.


    She had to deal with her mother, managepany affairs, and those old men were always watching her.


    Any mistake she made would be magnified a thousand times.


    She was walking on a knife’s edge, with everyone’s eyes on her.


    She couldn’t afford even the slightest slip–up.


    She knew that any mistake would be blown out of proportion.


    She couldn’t rx, not even for a moment.


    Not only to prove herself to her mother<b>, </b>but to show all those who looked down on her that she could do it too.


    She could aplish everything that Aurora did.


    As long as she was willing to work hard, nothing was impossible.


    But now, these people wouldn’t even give her a chance to show what she could do.


    All she wanted was one chance to prove.


    herself.


    But in the end, it felt like all her efforts had been for nothing.


    <i>At </i>this thought, Tessa’s emotions spiraled further out of control.


    Seeing her cry so pitifully, Julian felt a pang of sympathy.


    For now, he couldn’t focus on the wedding.


    The most urgent matter was to help Tessa hold onto her position as acting general manager.