Chapter 1714

If Hershel’s earlier words had been a dagger to her heart, it now felt like she had been impaled with a spear. Nobody liked being a substitute, and though it hurt, she knew better than to express her displeasure to Hershel. With that, she took a deep breath before saying, “…Why are you pretending like you know him well when you’ve never been a responsible father to him? You sicken me…” “H-how dare you say that…?! Very well…! Let’s see who gets the last laugh, Xavia…! I assure you that even after he marries you, he’ll eventually divorce you to be with Whitney! Honestly, your shamelessness is on a whole other level…! Did you know that even if he stops work now, he’ll still be given millions of dollars every day! I can easily claim that he’s the most valuable man in the entire country!” “Yet you…! A nobody from the countryside with zero education and familial ties wants to marry him? You’re just an ant who doesn’t know its own weight! He’s way out of your league, and getting into su