Although Colin was a man of few words with little presence, he was at least six-foot-one. All he had to do was stand there, expressionless, to create an intangible sense of pressure.
The belligerent woman did indeed stop lashing out at random, but her anger hadn't subsided in the slightest. "I was just trying to get some water, and the moment I stood up, she slammed right into me. Never mind dislodging my IV—with these old bones, what if I'd fallen and broken something? Could you afford to pay for that? She hit me and was about to run off without a word of apology! When I called her out, she had the gall to deny it and claim she didn't see me."
"I already apologized! Stop making a scene. Besides, I barely even touched you. Don't blow things out of proportion!"
