Right there in the dining hall, Cho Hei did not really know what to make of her son. She kept glaring at Nathaniel whose hand was still rubbing his back. He still felt the pain from his mother's rage.

"How can you do this to her, son?"

"Mother, please!"

"Please, what?!

Are you not going to apologise to her?!"

"She told you herself that she's fine.

So, why bother?!

She hurt me too, you know!"

"How so, Nathaniel?!"

"Hmm!"

Nathaniel signed deeply and then he stood up from his chair. And then he said…

"Please, I would like to go back to my room now. I'm not hungry!"

"Is that...