Chapter 966

Lucy looked sympathetically at Theodore. She had not expected Annabella to be so difficult, pushing Theodore to the point of escaping to her home.

Their father and mother were truly too much. Did they not understand how painful it was for Theodore to marry someone he did not love?

Sometimes, people would use the excuse of 'It’s for your own good' to trap you in chains, forcing you to betray your own heart to fulfill some false sense of morality and filial piety.

However, Theodore did not buy into that. His happiness was something he had to fight for, and he did not need anyone else’s judgment. He had his own plans and was not going to marry someone randomly just to meet expectations.

During the time he had spent with Venus, he began to understand what love truly was, and this only strengthened his resolve. He would never marry Annabella—he would follow his heart.

Theodore knew that Lucy was not like the others, standing on some moral high ground to judge him. She always thought t