This caused envy among the many women who wanted to marry into a rich family.

However, that was not the only reason Lara was regarded as a legend. Two years after their wedding, Nixon died in a plane crash.

He died before Lara could give him a son.

Jacqueline was their only child.

For the previous hundred years, a woman had never inherited the Bowles family business.

Mothers with sons held a high status in such families. Those without sons were in a very different position.

People all anticipated that Lara would be kicked out by the Bowles family. They were all eager to see her suffer.

But, to everyone's surprise, Nixon's father, the old master of the Bowles family, had acknowledged her ability, and just like that, she became acting master.

Almost overnight, Lara took her role of managing the Bowles family and used it to defeat the competition. Soon, their family held the highest rank in the region and became a rich and successful catering company.

Since childhood, Jacqueline had seen who Lara really was. She demonstrated impressive eloquence but was also cunning and even ruthless at times.

Despite the mixed feelings of shock, fear and confusion, Jacqueline had reached the point where she admired her mother and wanted to be just Like her.

That all changed a few years ago.

Lara had wanted the Bowles Group to move into the domestic market. Even after successfully forming connections with several powerful groups, her plan eventually failed.

The Wilson Group and the Smith family both ceased their cooperation with the Bowles Group.

Lara once again became the most unwelcome person in the upper-class circle.

The disastrous end of her business choices and the negative public opinion for Lara years back caused the Bowles Group to awkwardly retreat from the domestic market.

This failure put Lara's position in the Bowles family in jeopardy. Her father-in-law coincidentally passed away at this time, and the family power was soon divided up by several family elders, who urged Lara to hand over the authority of acting master

"I tried my best and stopped the elders of the Bowles family from interfering in your matters, and I gave you all the resources you need to succeed. So how is it that you still haven't gotten anything done? Is my daughter, the one I taught by myself, a loser?" Lara scolded.

Jacqueline's face turned pale with fear, but she didn't dare to defend herself.

After a pause, Lara suddenly changed the subject and softened her tone.

“Jacqueline, in this world, it's much more difficult for a woman to survive than for a man. I'm being so harsh on you so that you always remember that we can do anything just to get what we want. However, we can never accept failure.”

After saying that, Lara reached out and gently stroked her daughter's right cheek, the one she had just slapped.

“Honey, does it still hurt?"

Being talked to in such a tender tone, Jacqueline suddenly felt like she was a child again, and tears welled up in her eyes.