"What did you say?" The Mother asked, leaning her body forward slightly.
Nero couldn't help but nearly cry in desperation. His mind was crumbling down before she even touched him.
However, the man wasn't crying for anything. He could feel her gaze on him, even though he wasn't looking at her eyes. That gaze was penetrating, he felt like his very soul was being observed. Not only that, but that gaze seemed to be capable to kill him any time if she just wanted to.
With a bit of struggle, Nero gritted his teeth as he repeated his phrase.
"I said that there is nothing else. And... I-I apolo-" Nero couldn't finish his phrase as she gave a strong slap on his face.
Nero's body bent to the side as he was not prepared for something like that to happen. He could regain his balance before he fell to the ground, though.
