Because Nova basically sealed her lips, Karla couldn't talk anymore. She also took this time to recover herself from her earlier outburst.
Barely a few minutes did Nova talk again, his tone soothed down a bit as he admonished Karla, "Listen... You are not useless. Does it matter who gives more in a relationship? Your father is the Family Head of the Polaris Family, what was your mother before this?"
Karla was too stunned to speak, she thought for a while, then her eyes suddenly widened.
"M-My mother was the daughter of an Elder... But..."
"Shush! Let me continue, did she help your father achieve his current position as a Family Head?"
"Well... I-I mean... No." Karla stuttered for a while when she said this. Only now did it hit her.
Who gives a shit about equality in a relationship? Better said, who decides what equality is?
