He paused. "Now I realize that you have become more capable than I am."
His expression became even more complicated.
"Not only that, you have become so famous that even without the Peterson family name, you would have a good life ahead of you."
The others nodded quietly. Lana did not say anything.
She had already grown accustomed to the sudden change in everyone's attitude.
Philip and the people she had once called her parents no longer mattered much to her.
Melody looked at Lana gently. "Lana, I have already arranged a villa for you. Whenever you want, you can move there."
Lana waved her hand. "Thank you for the courtesy, ma'am, but I am not interested."
Melody's heart almost broke when she heard the word "ma'am." She longed to hear Lana call her mother.
Yet she knew that she had no right to demand that anymore. She suppressed the pain in her chest and forced a faint smile. "All right, then. I won't force you."
