Anastasia nodded her head to signal Mikhail to leave. Mikhail once again bowed before turning to leave.
After he left, Anastasia walked to his son's door and briskly opened it without knocking.
"Son?"
Before she could step inside to see what her son was doing, a loud thud echoed from within. It was followed by a muffled curse, though she barely registered it, as her ears were more alarmed by the loud thud she initially heard.
"Son, are you alright? What happened?"
"…Mother, can you at least knock before coming in?"
Rodion's voice was not in the least irritated, but its nonchalance made his mother pause for a moment before she continued inside the room.
"What are you talking about, son? It's what I've been doing, and you never complain, and you shouldn't be complaining when your mother is checking up on you."
