Caught between not wanting to offend me or his mother, Rowan immediately agreed, relieved to have an excuse to call his brother's family over.
Ten minutes later, they all arrived. I asked directly, "Parker, you've just had a baby too. If you're so supportive of changing fate, why don't you let Lauren put that vest on your child?"
Before he could answer, Lauren jumped in. "It has to be the eldest son's child for it to work best. The master told me so!"
Kamora, ever eager to ingratiate herself, clung to Lauren and said, "Of course, the elders know best. Lauren, don't be upset. If she doesn't want to do it, we'll just kick her out. I'll help take care of the eldest grandson. As long as everyone benefits from changing fate, who could complain?"
Parker then snapped at me, "You're the only one being unreasonable here! If you want to go to your parent's place, go, but you're not taking my nephew!"
I turned to Rowan.
Just like in my past life, he remained silent, trying to avoid taking sides.
I scoffed, "Do you all think that a marriage license is enough to control me? Have you forgotten who I am?"
I built my life from nothing, and everyone who knew me was clear that I was not easy to mess with.