Chapter 35: Second Thought

LISA'S POV

My father's face turned red with rage, his eyes bulging with anger. "How dare you," he thundered, his voice shaking with fury. "How dare you defend him after everything he's done to us."

I stood my ground, my heart pounding in my chest. "I'm not defending him, Dad," I said. "I'm defending our relationship. I love him, and he loves me. That's all that matters."

Louisa laughed, a cold, mirthless sound. "You're so naive, Lisa," she sneered. "You really think he loves you? He's just using you to get back at us."

I felt a pang of doubt, but I pushed it aside. I knew what I felt, and I knew what Leo felt. We loved each other, and that's all that mattered.

"Enough," my mother said, her voice firm. "This is getting out of hand."

But my father was beyond reason. "You're going to regret this, Lisa," he shouted. "You're going to regret the day you ever met him."

I felt tears pricking at the corners of my eyes, but I refused to cry. I knew I had made the right decision, and I was goin