Sebastian's POV
"Where the hell are you?"
I immediately moved the cellphone away from my ear. My father has been calling me since morning. Nathaniel's engagement is today, and they expect me to be there—to picture a perfect family...again.
My father often tried to prove that we were the ideal family in Canais. But we are not. He screwed up. Mom, too. We are not as flawless as others believe. When Winter left me, I realized a lot of things: one of which is working so hard to defend my family's reputation that I neglected something very essential to me. Protecting something that has long been broken is cynicism—irony poisoning.
"I have something more important to do now. I can't attend."
I looked at my kid, who hadn't been out of bed since last night. Winter has also returned home to c
