Under the Veil I Rule novel 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."

Back in the day, when Amara was being picked on by Celeste, Hogan, and Peter, the rest of their family either joined in or watched with a judgmental smirk as if she deserved it.

But now that Amara was standing up for herself, folks were actually siding with her.

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

"Ama's right. Celeste's attitude 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, chimed in.

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