Finnian was calm and collected, his words clear and logical, and every sentence was a defense of Amara. In Edith’s eyes, this was just more proof that Amara was still entangled with her ex-husband. She was about to explode.
She whipped her head toward Keith and raged, "Did you hear that? Did you see that? Are you really going to marry a woman who's still mixed up with her ex-husband? Doesn't that bother you?"
Keith was seething. His mother could dislike Amara for any number of reasons, but why did she have to keep misinterpreting everything?
Amara and Finnian had just explained the situation so clearly, yet his mother insisted on thinking the worst of Amara. How could she be like this?
If his mother wasn't going to be reasonable, then there was no point in him trying to be. After all, she wouldn't listen even if he spelled everything out for her. He stated flatly:
"It doesn't bother me. I love Amara. I love her no matter what, and I'm going to marry her. You can't stop me."
To Edith, these words were utterly defiant. She stared at Keith in disbelief, then at Amara.
What kind of spell had Amara cast on Keith to make him forsake his own family? If she had known this would happen, she never would have come!
At that moment, Nathan, who had been silent the whole time, stood up. He walked over to Keith without a word and raised his hand.
A sharp crack echoed as he slapped Keith across the face.
His cheek swelled instantly, and a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth. It was a vicious blow.
"Disgraceful son."
Nathan stared coldly at Keith, uttered those two words, and left with Edith.



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