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Priscilla couldn't hold back any longer after hearing Marianne's words. It stung all the more because Marianne, a woman herself, held such a strong bias towards sons.

Growing up, Priscilla felt constantly belittled by her mother, who showered her brother Mitchell with affection while Priscilla and her sister June were treated as afterthoughts.

When Priscilla first met Frederick, Marianne assumed he had a sizable inheritance. Blinded by the idea of the inheritance, Marianne practically pushed Priscilla to marry him as a financial investment.

However, Marianne incessantly pressured Priscilla to divorce him upon discovering Frederick's lack of wealth.

The same thing happened when Priscilla started her own business. Marianne scoffed at the idea, saying Priscilla wasn't cut out for it. It wasn't until Priscilla's success lined her pockets and she even bought Marianne a villa that her mother finally started treating her with some respect.

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