"Her! It must have been my sister, Leslie! She's engaged to Karl! They were in on this together!" she shouted, pointing her finger directly at me.
Everyone in the hall turned to look at me. Each of their expressions was full of hostility. Some of the closer guests started walking towards me with disgust.
I didn't cower, nor did I run away.
"It brings me a great amount of shame that my family has been involved in something so twisted. And it brings me even more pain to see that the people who are supposed to be family shirk all of their wrongdoings onto me, again and again."
My eyes scanned the entire hall, looking everyone in the eyes. "From this day forward, I am no longer a part of this family!"
Seeing my confident and resolute stance, the crowd began to have mixed feelings. They looked at my father and then at me, trying to figure out which one of us was speaking the truth.
"I can vouch for Leslie," Christian's voice rang out.
