Chapter 171

Mia’s pov

The shock on his face was so comical that I’d have laughed if I wasn’t in a situation this tense. His hand which was hanging in the air beside my face shook, as his teeth grind against one another. He was breathing hard through his nose, it was clear that he was more than furious right now.

When he still hadn’t retrieved his hand, I squared my jaw, ignoring the pounding of my heart as I continued. “Remember that my guards are outside too. Should anything happen to me in here or should I not leave this room after a couple of hours, they’d come find me. You can’t do anything to me any longer, you can’t scare or hurt me like you were once able to. You have no control over me any longer, father.” I informed him on a calm tone, watching as his hand shook for a few seconds before he finally pulled his hand away to drag it over his face while swearing underneath his breath and pacing around.

I turned around to my mother who had a horrified look on her face, and I didn’t blame