Chapter: 2264

Mia continued, “Perhaps you see me as troublesome, irrational, and obsessive, but that's just who I am! The man I marry needs to prioritize me above all else, no matter the circumstances. If I can't find a man who can do that, I'm perfectly content to remain unmarried forever."

The choice of whom she married and the standards she established were entirely her right. What others considered "trivial" constituted her fundamental principles. Crossing that line was something she could not tolerate.

“Mia, you have always been my first concern!" Rowland promised.

“No, in your heart, responsibility comes before me."

Mia had thought it through. The reason she could sit here and calmly discuss all of this was because Rowland hadn't really done anything wrong.