Thud!

Evanna was forcefully brought back to reality after falling...or rather being dragged by her feet from the bed.

As she tried to get up, she winced and held her midsection, letting out a groan.

“Now, where is that cockiness you displayed earlier? Where are the guts that made you insult me?” the culprit, her mother-in-law, questioned in a spiteful tone.

Just as she was about to respond, water was thrown at her, and the bowl, now devoid of its contents, was hurled onto her head.

“Ma, why are you doing this?" Evanna questioned, her eyes welling up as she struggled to suppress her sobs.

Her mother-in-law harrumphed, “Stop your...