Must you resort to such force

David's father stared at him with unwavering determination, his brows furrowed deeply as he spoke in a deliberate, measured tone. "I had hoped that the Feather family and Flora Feather would retreat once they saw this news. But to my surprise, your misunderstanding of Rowan has had the opposite effect."

His father's demeanor provoked a fiery response within David, shattering the facade of indifference he had worn until now. A smirk crossed his face as he retorted, "I'll make my own decisions from now on. Don't bother meddling in my affairs."

Without bothering to glance at his father's reaction, David turned his head, intent on leaving the hotel room. However, his father's enraged voice pierced the air, commanding him to stop in his tracks. He froze, his father's anger acting as an invisible barrier.

His father, too, rose from his seat in a fit of fury, closing the distance between them with purposeful strides. He interrogated David, his voice dripping with anger, "What do you mean? Hu