The atmosphere inside the Voss mansion the next morning felt colder than ever.Although Vivian had safely returned home from the hospital after recovering overnight, nobody in the family felt relieved. Instead, a heavy tension hung over the mansion like dark clouds waiting to burst at any moment.The servants moved carefully around the house in silence while avoiding eye contact with the family members gathered inside the massive sitting room.Everyone important within the Voss family had been summoned again.Executives.Relatives.Senior board members.Even Brent and Beatrice sat proudly near the front as though they had already been expecting something major to happen today.At the center of the luxurious sitting room, Vivian Voss sat calmly on the largest chair with a blanket resting over her legs while a cup of warm tea remained untouched beside her.Although she looked far healthier compared to yesterday, her expression had become colder and far more severe.Beside her stood her

The atmosphere inside the Voss mansion remained suffocating after Vivian delivered her verdict.No matter how much Diana and Roland pleaded, it quickly became obvious that Vivian had no intention of changing her decision. Her expression remained firm and emotionless while the rest of the family watched silently from their seats.The meeting was over.The judgment had already been passed.Elara sat quietly with tears running down her cheeks, but unlike before, she no longer tried to argue. Something inside her had broken the moment her grandmother chose to cast her out.Perhaps this was inevitable.Perhaps she had always known this day would come.Vivian then signaled her assistant.Immediately, several folders were brought forward and placed neatly on the conference table.Everyone’s attention shifted toward the documents.Vivian adjusted her glasses before speaking calmly.“There is one final matter.”Elara already knew what was coming.Her heart tightened.Vivian opened the first fo

The next few days became some of the most frustrating days of Elara’s life.Every morning she woke up early, dressed professionally, updated her résumé, and continued sending applications across South City. She applied to investment firms, real estate groups, manufacturing companies, logistics corporations, and even smaller private enterprises that would normally compete for someone with her qualifications.After all, she wasn’t an ordinary applicant.She had managed one of the largest family-owned corporations in South City despite her age. Her achievements at the Aldric Group were publicly known. Her education was excellent. Her business record was clean.Finding another executive position shouldn’t have been difficult.Yet somehow—Every application was rejected.At first she thought it was coincidence.Then she thought perhaps her sudden departure from the Voss family had created rumors.But after the tenth rejection…Then the fifteenth…Then the twentieth…She began realizing som

Elara left Evergreen Capital holding another rejection email, her steps slow as she walked down the street, trying to keep her breathing steady, but the more she walked the heavier everything felt until she finally stopped at a quiet bench and sat down, covering her face with her hands as the frustration she had been holding in finally broke through.“Why is this happening to me…” she whispered to herself, voice shaking slightly.A moment later, a hand appeared in front of her offering a handkerchief.She looked up quickly.“I don’t need it,” she said almost immediately, wiping her face with the back of her hand instead.Kade stood there.She froze for half a second before looking away.“What do you want?” she asked, trying to sound normal.Kade sat down beside her without hesitation.“Nothing,” he replied calmly. “I just saw you.”Elara gave a small, tired laugh. “You just saw me… in a place like this?”“Yes.”That was a lie. Because in reality, Kade had eyes everywhere.Ever since s

That night, Elara returned home feeling completely drained.The moment she stepped into the apartment, Diana immediately noticed her swollen eyes and exhausted expression.Her heart sank.“Elara?” Diana called softly as she stood from the couch. “How did it go?”Roland also looked up from where he was seated.For a few seconds Elara remained silent.Then suddenly her composure broke.Tears streamed down her cheeks.Diana immediately rushed toward her daughter.“What happened?”Elara couldn’t hold it in anymore.She threw herself into her mother’s embrace and began crying.Seeing her daughter in such a state, even Diana felt her own eyes becoming red. Although she had been angry with Elara for refusing Mark Knox and had blamed her countless times over the past few days, at the end of the day Elara was still her daughter.No mother could watch her child suffer and remain unaffected.Diana gently stroked her hair.“It’s okay… tell us what happened.”Elara struggled to calm herself.Then