Chapter 31 Phoenix

• As she locked eyes with the elderly woman, a flicker of defiance sparked within her, fueled by the frustration of their ongoing disagreement.
• "You don't tell me what to do with the child," she declared, her voice laced with determination as she stood her ground.
• "We have the same privilege, so I get to decide too," she asserted, though her words fell on deaf ears, the elderly woman's frown only deepening in response.