“Dad, no, you will listen!” I screamed. “Do you have any idea what you just did? Pascal heard everything! He heard Locas threaten me! He knows I’m in danger! And what did you do? You begged him to forgive me! You think this is about a party? You think this is about a dress? I am trapped, Father! A powerful, violent man has decided he owns me, and he threatened to destroy Pascal, his family, and my family too if I didn’t comply! I broke up with Pascal to protect him! And You stand there, preaching about God and shame,” I continued, my voice trembling but strong. “Is that what you call it? ‘Shameless’? You’re just taking his side because of his money! You see his billions, and you get blind to everything else!”
The moment the words left my mouth, I knew I had crossed a line. The air left th
