Louisa maintained her smile though her eyes flashed with anger. "Gianna, my dear, forget about it."
Gianna, almost yelling, demanded, "Why are you letting yourself be trampled on?"
Louisa stopped but didn’t turn back to face her daughter.
Unable to keep it in, Gianna pressed further, "You've given your all in the last decade to Kristeen Group. You've worked so hard and made the company flourish. Even when that old man never acknowledged you, you kept doing everything to appease him. And now what? Your worst fear came to pass. He made that foolish Amelia the heiress of the business empire because she’s his blood, and to you, he showed nothing but disregard. Are we just going to lose everything?"
Louisa clenched her fists, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion. "No!" She spun aroun
