She shook her head, not wanting to argue with him at that point. "I know how hard it is to not be obedient to our parents, to which reputation and pride is everything." Even though her mother was much younger here, and as angry as Amelie was at her, it was tearing her up when she disobeyed her orders to see her father.
"But I still think you could have refused them to some extent," Amelie smiled, squeezing his arm.