Pretending to be angry, Rowena glared at her daughter and said, “Fine. I'll leave you both alone.”

With a smile, Camila took Laura to her bedroom. As soon as she closed the door, she turned around and looked at Laura. Her eyes were fixed on Laura's face, as if she was reading the latter's mind, and asked directly, “What happened? I felt something was wrong."

Laura did not say anything for a while. Camila did not push her to talk and simply waited patiently.

“Forrest and I had a fight," Lauran finally said after a long time of silence.

Camila blinked in surprise. "You fought? Because of what?"

“At first, his mother was hesitant to give her blessing to our relationship, but she eventually said she would allow it if he returned home and assumed leadership responsibilities for the family. Forrest is in charge of his family now, but she has another request. It was for me this time.

She said we can get married, but I have to quit my job and become a full-time housewife to take care of him. The thing is, I don't want to quit my job."

“What's his take on this?" Camila asked.

At the reminder, Laura's expression darkened. "He told me he'd given up his career to be with me and asked me why I couldn't do the same for him. Seriously, do we really have to give up something important to each other to keep this relationship?"

Laura was clear about the things Forrest had sacrificed for her. She also knew she had an obligation to return the favour.

“Mila, I'm willing to sacrifice a lot for him, but quitting my job isn't one of them. I'll lose everything if I do that. What if.."

Camila knew where Laura was coming from. Having come from a low-income background, Laura would have had little choice but to rely financially on Forrest if she lost her job. If he ended up breaking up with her in the end, it would be disastrous for her.

Camila could understand her concerns.

If she were in Laura's position, she would not want to give up her profession for her husband, either.

Thankfully, Isaac was always supportive of whatever she wanted to do. Now that she thought about it, Camila really ought to be nicer to him.

After all, not many men could support their wives’ professional endeavours the way Isaac did.

“You work at Skystead, though, right? Even if his mother gave her blessing to your marriage, can you handle being apart from Forrest if you don't quit your job?"

Instead of persuading Laura to quit the job, Camila decided to help her assess the situation.

Laura replied, "I can petition for transfer to the hospital in this city."

She paused, turned to Camila, and asked, "Do you also think that I should give up on my career for him?"

"Not really. I think everyone has the right to maintain independence even after marriage. One should at least have to work for themselves. Depending on a man financially isn't always a good choice." “Isaac is really good to you, isn't he?"

Laura envied Camila sometimes.

At least Isaac was not being micromanaged by his mother and could make decisions for himself.

On top of that, he treated Mila well.

In contrast, Forrest's situation was more complicated. His parents had always disliked Laura