"Why are you with this man?"
I stayed quiet, locking eyes with him, refusing to give in to his demand. The tension was thick in the air, but when I saw he wasn't about to let it slide without an answer, I finally gave in.
"Someone I know," I said, my voice sharp and indifferent.
My father's gaze raked over Leon, slow and condescending, before he let out a disgusted scoff. "Look at you now, mingling with commoners. It seems all the effort I put into your education was a waste after all."
"Knowing someone who doesn't fit your shallow preferences isn't a failure of my education," I shot back. "It's the result of you trying to mold me into something I never wanted to be."
"Rose has really hit rock bottom if she's willing to defend a commoner," my older sister spat, standing right beside him.
