29: Caring Feelings

"Then your father will face the consequences. It's as simple as that," he said, inching closer, waiting for my response.

I clenched my fist tightly in my lap, determined not to fall into his trap again. Why did I still have feelings for this man? Everything was a game to him. "I genuinely don't know anything. You'll have to accept that. Punishing me won't get you the answers you're seeking. Not now, not ever."

I felt a shift in my demeanor, perhaps at the wrong time. I caught a glimpse of true anger in his eyes, a familiar rage I had seen in my father many times before. However, Victor backed away, clenching his jaw and distancing himself from me, controlling his anger.

"Tell me how your father convinced you to marry Ernesto," he demanded, his tone softer this time.

He wasn't going to let this go. I could see it in his eyes that he was determined to push this, to press on to the matter until I give in.

"My father surprised me by coming to America. We went out for lunch, and he men