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."

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

now that Amara was standing up for

She's a grown woman; she should

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 other aunt,

self-respect was key. When people

and no one came to her defense. But now that she was standing her ground, people

Finnian sized her up and suddenly asked,

"Her words

knew all too well the kind of people his cousins were. He glanced over at Celeste, his eyes devoid of emotion, but somehow, they sent a chill

clenched her fists 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 more so that others were

He wasn't outright supporting Amara, but he wasn't defending Celeste either, leaving her

like this, Martin and Andrea were