Chapter 271

Richard had no choice but to leave first. After Richard left, Gloria looked at Stephanie pitifully. "Mom, you can understand me, can't you?" "Silly child, how could your father not understand? It's just that we've pampered you since you were little, so naturally, he doesn't want you to marry someone who doesn't treasure you." "But until the very last moment, no one knows how things will turn out, right?" In Gloria's view, feelings could be nurtured. Besides, Matthew might not be completely without feelings for her. Stephanie shook her head helplessly. "You're good in every way, kiddo, except for this one thing. You're too stubborn." With the Johnson family's influence, Gloria would never have to suffer any hardship in her life if she were willing to follow the path they had laid out. "Mom, but don't you also believe that only we ourselves are the masters of our own lives?" "Since we've come to this point, is there any point in me telling you otherwise?" "I knew you loved me th