Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 93

Celeste was silent, but Amara wasn't going to let her off the hook that easily. She kept on, her voice chilly, "If you can't say something nice, it's better you don't say anything at all.

Talking like that might fly in your own home where everyone's wrapped around your finger, but in the real world, someone might just knock you down a peg."

Celeste's face turned a deeper shade of red, and Martin and Andrea didn't look too pleased either. But Amara was past caring about their feelings.

After all, Celeste was their kid. Sure, they might have been too busy with work to keep an eye on her, and now they felt frustrated with a daughter like her. But did that mean Amara had to take Celeste's insults lying down?

"Martin, Andrea, I know my words are harsh, and they might have offended you. But I can't just sit back and let Celeste take digs at me without defending myself. I hope you understand."

on by Celeste, Hogan, and Peter, the rest of their family either joined in or

was standing up for herself, folks were actually siding with

She's a grown woman; she should know better," said

Celeste's attitude won't get her far outside the family. The world won't coddle her, and picking on Ama was way out of bounds," Debby, their

unfold with a cool detachment, realizing that self-respect was key. When people respected themselves, others would respect them

came to her defense. But now that she

show, Finnian sized her up and suddenly asked, "Celeste

"Her words were

all too well the kind of people his cousins were. He glanced over at Celeste, his

about to burst with anger. She couldn't believe that Amara had the nerve to stand up to her today, and

taking her side. He wasn't outright supporting Amara, but he wasn't defending Celeste either, leaving her feeling utterly

and Andrea were caught between anger,