Getting scolded by a parent in front of so many people was apparently a great loss of face.
Breaking character, Julia Hughes pointed at General Hughes and said:
"Daddy's a coward! When the zombies come, all you do is get scared! You can't protect Julia and Mommy! I'm gonna throw a fit! I'm gonna throw a fit!"
A vein throbbed on General Hughes's temple. He'd reached the end of his rope and swung his hand, slapping her across the face.
Hearing the eruption of loud sobs from the living room, Nina Jacobs gave a lazy yawn.
Then, the couple seemed to start arguing again.
The melodrama continued late into the night. When Nina Jacobs came out, she found the living room in a complete mess.
The reason she had come out was that a large number of zombies had appeared near the villa, forcing General Hughes to take his men outside to deal with them.
Arcadia White had already taken her daughter upstairs to hide.
