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She would instead prefer if her daughter would cry in her arms and say that she doesn't want this marriage and would ask for her help to deal with her father.

But why is it like this? Why does she have to be treated like an outsider even now?

Why does her daughter have to fight against Henry all alone?

"It is fine if you don't want to tell me anything. No matter what you or your Father say, I will always stand by my daughter's side." Laura declared her stance before leaving the room.

She doesn't want to look at her daughter's fake smile anymore.

When Samantha looked at her mother's disappearing back, she stopped her smile and pursed her lips. She slowly bit her lower lip to stop her tears from spilling out of her eyes.

She should not cry. Why does she have to cry? It is just a fake engagement anyway. There is no way someone would be able to force her to do something that she doesn't want to do.