Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 155

Elowen chuckled softly, covering her mouth with her hand, and then cast a lingering glance at Finnian, her eyes filled with an unmistakable invitation.

Even though Amara had long given up on Finnian, hearing this made her deeply uncomfortable.

No matter how little she might care for Finnian someday, their marriage was a fact, and watching Elowen brazenly flirt with Finnian right in front of her would be intolerable to anyone.

With an icy stare at Elowen, Amara said bluntly, "As an older sister, do you really think it's appropriate to say stuff like that in front of your sister?"

"Why wouldn't it be?" Elowen shot back immediately. "You're just being overly sensitive."

"Sensitive?" Amara let out a cold laugh.

Her gaze sharp enough to pierce through to one's soul, she stepped forward and said, "Rather than calling me sensitive, maybe you should check your own behavior. If you need a man, go find one yourself. Stop going after someone else's, especially someone so close to you. Even a fox preys farthest from the hole."

Those words were as direct and biting as they came. Elowen's eyes widened in shock, her body trembling. "Wh-what do you mean?"

Amara replied icily, "Exactly what it sounds like. Can't you understand plain words?"

nearby, Fiona, usually composed and graceful, now wore a sour expression. She said, "Elowen was just showing some concern for you and Finnian,

her voice

else accusing her of bad manners, Amara wouldn't care. But coming

I lack manners?

blood-red eyes bore into Fiona's, her words deliberate

cutting. Fiona froze, el

el?

the strap of

unable to

mother wasn't there. Why was she without parents? Because when her

mother, stressed and alone,

labor, even

eventually dying after exerting herself to give

never forgotten this blood debt. Fiona knew this

comment about Amara's manners was a deliberate jab at her

I didn't

down, and don't call me Ama. You don't have the