Cruel Reality

The room fell silent.

Then my mom broke it, her voice softer now, but still sharp. “Serafina, be reasonable for once. I’m doing this for you. For your dad. For myself too, yes—but also for the entire Sartori bloodline. Didn’t we tell you everything? We laid it all out. Why are you being so stubborn?”

I blinked at her, stunned. “I’m being stubborn? After everything you just said?” My voice trembled