The complete, selfish lie was the final, breaking point for Celine.
Something inside the quiet, terrified, obedient girl finally snapped completely. The heavy, dark chains of fear and duty that had bound her to her toxic family for all the years of her life suddenly shattered into a million tiny pieces.
Celine sparked. She became incredibly, vibrantly angry.
She did not lower her eyes. She did not whimper. She let out all the heavy, dark, bitter emotions she had held down deep inside against her mother for her entire life.
"A good life for me?" Celine spoke, her voice thick with cold, biting sarcasm. "Or a good life entirely for you, Mama?"
Lady Farrington gasped slightly, taking a small step backward, completely shocked by her daughter's harsh, disrespectful tone.
