Tension only grew with each passing moment.
Gracie's voice sliced sharply across the room again. "Everything happened because of your carelessness. First, you hid the pregnancy. Then you insisted on going to work with that injured leg. I don't understand why you push yourself so much when you clearly need rest."
"That's enough," Nathaniel cut her off. "Dinner is over for us. We are leaving. Zane, come here." He reached out for his son, his patience gone.
Vincent stopped Zane from going to his father. "Nathaniel, calm down," he said, trying to de-escalate the situation.
Nathaniel whipped his head toward him, scowling. "You are asking me to calm down? After everything Mom just said to Zara? And you stayed silent. You want me to just stand here and let her humiliate Zara. Do you even understand how much that hurts her?"
