At that moment Cora's eyes hardened as she stared at Samuel, her expression curling into something almost venomous. Every line on her face screamed disgust, her lips pressed into a thin line that trembled only from the force of her restrained anger. The silence between them was loud, Malisa stood just behind her, uncertain whether to intervene or stay quiet.
"I warned you," Cora said finally, her voice low and cutting, each word deliberate, like a blade sharpened before battle.
"Didn't I? I told you not to cross me. I told you not to overstep your bounds." then she took a step forward, her heels striking against the polished floor.
"But you refused. You pushed anyway. And now… you have to be punished for it."
