Alice furrowed her brow slightly. "What? Are you really into that guy?"
Emily lifted her chin with a defiant glint in her eyes as she glanced at her mother. "And what if I am?"
Her words were bold, laced with a hint of provocation. Alice tried to reason with her daughter, her voice gentle yet firm. "Emily, you must understand, there's no future for you two. He's just a nobody, insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Sure, he saved your grandfather once, but we've already repaid him with that ancient ginseng."
"Besides, his medical skills are nothing more than a fluke, like a blind squirrel finding a nut. It's really not a big deal."
"And you, you're the heiress of a wealthy family, the chairwoman of Patel Group, the future head of the Patel family. Your worlds couldn't be more dif
