Just then, the photographer summoned her.

She wasn't in a good condition. She had been trying to get herself right for a while, especially when she applied eye drops to her eyes.

Mark was disheartened to see her in such a state.

He stood there quietly for a while before turning around and walking away.

He believed that if they were apart, they could each attain their desires. Being the oldest daughter of the Fowler family, she did not need to demonstrate anything to him. He remained to be of a high position and felt no obligation to secure a girl's heart.