Because of a misunderstanding, Caroline was wary of Cooper, even harboring some hostility, and it was the same the other way around.
However, Cooper's hostility towards Caroline had another origin.
The fact that Caroline was the true owner of the Ambery Company was unknown to the public, but the Cooper family was aware of it.
In the past two or three years, the Ambery Company had rapidly expanded, swallowing up various markets and indeed taking away a lot of business from the Cooper family.
In business, taking away someone's livelihood is considered a severe enmity.
During the election campaign, Caroline proposed reforms in the local medical field, including "improving the welfare of local pharmaceutical industry workers" and "providing cheaper medicines to the city," slogans that promised more benefits to the local pharmaceutical industry.
However, for the Cooper family, which had numerous large factories in Ganande, this was extremely disadvantageous.
