How sorry are you?
As Tristan sat in that chair, his aura expanded around him like a shroud of pure terror. It alone could've been enough to make people with a weak will to fall and cry.
Mr. and Ms. Hayes weren't the strongest people. Although they would tell anyone that they had to fight for what they got, in reality, their fights were small and simple. Most of what they earned came to them from the privilege of having generational wealth or pure luck of making the right connections at the right time.
Both of Tristan's parents could do nothing but fall to their knees and stay frozen in their places there.
Tristan let his aura of terror dim a little—enough that his audience could listen.
"Norah Hayes started her career as a singer and model. But she was never truly successful until she married Harry Hayes. It's an open secret in the industry that all your successes as a singer are built on money provided by your husband and his family."