Chapter 120

Susanne seemed to get more excited as she talked, planning things in her head. Renee grabbed her shoulders and shook her. "Mom, do I really have to get married? I don't want anyone! If you keep pushing me, I'll just find some random guy and marry him!"

"Look at you! I'm just thinking about what's best for you. Finding a good man and living a good life—what's wrong with that?"

"Can’t I live a good life on my own? Why do I have to rely on a man?” Renee countered.

“I... I can’t argue with you. Just go to bed,” Susanne finally conceded, waving her off.

Renee returned to her room and lay on her bed, letting out a sigh of relief. After a moment, she remembered her phone, which had been off all this time.

She took it out of her bag and, bracing herself, turned it on. She expected a barrage of notifications, but the phone remained unusually quiet. She checked her messages and saw that the hateful ones had been retracted, with some even apologizing.

In just a few hours, Annie, who should’