The private jet touched down in Los Angeles with impeccable smoothness, but the nervousness coursing through Vergil inside the aircraft was anything but smooth. He glanced at Katharina, who seemed to be thoroughly enjoying his evident discomfort.
"Relax, darling," she said, resting her chin on her hand as she gazed at him. "It's just your mother. What's she going to do? Scold you?"
Vergil scowled. "You clearly don't know my mother. Or, better yet, you've forgotten the last situation we had with her. She wanted to kill me for having three wives. Imagine what she'll do when she realizes I've been gone for this long."
Katharina burst out laughing, vividly recalling the moment when she, Roxanne, and Ada first met her infamous mother-in-law.
