“Bella, watch your mouth, dear! Why are you talking to your mother-in-law like that?” Mira scolded suddenly. She then stood up and bowed respectfully. “As Bella’s mother, I apologize. Bella is still very young, so she doesn’t quite understand how to behave properly yet.”
Hearing those words, I smiled cynically to myself. Just look at my stepmother—she’s putting on such a polished act, as if she were a devoted mother helping and protecting her child.
“Young and foolish… but already desperate to get married!” Alvaro’s stepmother snapped sharply.
“Dona, watch your mouth! Don’t make things tense,” Grandpa Felipe cut in with a cold stare. “Bella, go sit next to your husband, dear. Don’t pay attention to what people say. What’s wrong with getting married young? Grandpa got married young too—t
