"Ow! What are your abs made out of?! Steel?" She exclaimed as she winced in pain.
"Diamonds, my dear, they are made out of diamonds."
Laina pouted as she folded her arms, trying to explain herself, "I… I just felt that the child was so pitiful without a family and all. So I decided to take her in. Who wants to start a family with such a shameless man like you anyways."
Her off-hand remark shot right through Dante's heart. Margaret covered her mouth with both of her hands, trying desperately to stifle the laughter that was ready to burst out of her.
Though his ego was a little hurt, he still did his best to butter her up again.
"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you, you poor little thing," he coaxed her, "How about you introduce me to this adopted daughter of ours?"
On the other side, Colette had been resting in her room ever since they returned from the forest. She was in bed, looking at her bandaged arm with a wide smile on her face.
