“Mom, it's all my fault. I'm sorry that I made you come back to Sheffield even though you didn't want to. I know you're only here to clean up my mess."

Lara waved her hand and said. first and talk about it later."

“Forget it. Let's go back to the hotel

The Bowles Group might not have established a big industrial chain in Sheffield, but it still had several five-star hotels.

After reaching one of those five-star hotels, the mother and daughter directly went to the presidential suite that was exclusively reserved for them. It was only then that Lara broached the topic that she really wanted to talk about.

“Why didn't Anthony agree to get engaged to you again?" Obviously, Lara cared more about Jacqueline marrying into the Wilson family than about expanding the Bowles Group's business to the domestic market.

“He... He seems to Like his current fiancee, that Maria Jenkins."

Jacqueline spit out Maria's name with hatred in her eyes.

“Maria Jenkins? Are you talking about the guest you removed from the reality show?"

Lara didn't know much about domestic matters, but she had heard of the matter of Maria pretending to be a straight-A student in the show which soon backfired.

After all, it was that matter and the subsequent removal of Maria from the show that had put the Bowles Group in an awkward situation in the end.

“That means that she is an artist, right?" Lara continued with distaste. "The Wilson family is one of the oldest noble families here. How could Michael allow someone from the showbiz to be his granddaughter-in-Law?"

Michael was not in good health, so he would probably not interfere in most family matters.

But Lara, who was familiar with the unwritten rules of rich and powerful families, didn't believe for a second that Michael could be careless about the marriage of his only grandson.

In the eyes of ordinary people, celebrities were glamorous. But in the eyes of the rich and powerful families like the Wilson family and the Bowles family, the occupations of such celebrities were inferior.

In Lara's opinion, the more famous Maria was, the less Likely it would be for her to marry into the Wilson family.

Jacqueline smiled bitterly. "Mom, strictly speaking, Maria is not an artist. She hasn't officially made her debut yet."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and showed Maria's latest Twitter post to her mother.

“Maria is writing something? She wants to be a writer?" Lara murmured, and realization dawned in her eyes.

With a humorless smirk playing on the edge of her Lips, she added, "No wonder you lost to her. She knows how to be cunning."

“Mom!" Jacqueline protested, her voice almost turning into a whine.

She couldn't accept that she was not as good as Maria, even if it was in the aspect of something like being cunning.

“I don't think she'll be a good writer. Besides, it's not like she can earn more money by writing novels than by being an artist," Jacqueline pointed out, frowning.

However, Lara shook her head with a snort. "This is exactly what I mean. Use your brain, dear daughter. The reason why Maria is doing this is so that she can change her public image. If she becomes recognized as a talented female writer, then she will have the chance to win Michael's approval. How much she earns doesn't matter. Whether she's a writer or an artist, her income will be nothing compared to the wealth of the Wilson Group."