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."

Peter, the rest of their family either joined in or watched with a

that Amara was standing up for herself,

comments were out of line. She's a grown woman; she should know better," said Cora,

world won't coddle her, and picking on Ama was

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

came to her defense. But now that she was standing her ground, people were more willing to

Amara was observing the show, Finnian sized her up and suddenly asked, "Celeste

"Her words were pretty

of people his cousins were. He glanced over at Celeste, his eyes

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

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

this, Martin and Andrea were caught