"What?" Vera's voice shrieked staring at him incredulously.
Vera staggered slightly, her cheek stinging from the unexpected slap. Her eyes burned with fury and humiliation as she glared at Aaron, her chest heaving with ragged breaths. "Where and when has it ever been done? That Vera Louis was slapped.
"You… you dare hit me?" Her voice trembled with rage, yet her pride forced her to maintain a composed front in the presence of the onlookers.
The maids, who had initially covered their lips to suppress their laughter, now exchanged shocked glances, their eyes darting between Aaron and Vera ad though searching for answers to the situation yet not concealing the excitement brewing in their eyes at the unfolding drama.
