"If this is your condition to marry her, well, I think I will have to withdraw that," Elias continued, leaving everyone even further lost in the crossfire.Elias’s eyes locked onto Valerius. "I guess I told you this before, but I think your discourtesy didn't come from you, but from your father.""Elias," Mother snapped, her voice tight with warning."I'm sorry, Mother, but sitting here speaking to her like that is something we won't accept."Or he won't accept! Admit it already, Elias! Just admit it, you were pissed on my behalf. Even the sheer, tight-knuckled grip he had on his cutlery betrayed the furious storm brewing beneath his calm surface.I smiled, looking down at my own plate, a wave of satisfaction washing over me. Elias had just saved my beautiful day from getting ruined."What was the meaning of what you did, Elias?" Mother demanded, her voice shaking as she tried and failed to contain her rage the second the doors closed behind a fuming Valerius and his father. A woman
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