"It's all your fault!" Yetta Astir glared at Basil Jaak in frustration, thinking to herself that she had completely lost face.
Basil Jaak could only shrug apologetically, indicating that he hadn't known that Gustave was coming.
"Anyway, you started all this, so you have to take responsibility." Yetta decided to push the blame onto Basil, and then threatened, "If you don't agree to participate in the street race tonight, I will accuse you of sexually assaulting me!"
"Go ahead!" Basil said casually, "As long as you can provide proof, feel free to accuse me."
"You..." Yetta hadn't thought that Basil would remain as stubborn as a block of stone in such a situation. But then she thought about all the effort she had already put into it. Had she humiliated herself for nothing? Not acceptable! She had to get him to agree.
If he wouldn't submit to force, she'd just have to try a different approach. Let's see how he can resist her charms.