How Dare You

Eadweard's words fell on Cadence's ears like salt on an earthworm. Moved by sheer disgust and destructive anger, Cadence rushed towards Eadweard with an outstretched palm and struck the earl squarely on the jaw. The look on the playboy's face was priceless. It wasn't so much about the pain as it was about the shock that followed. The slap had been delivered with all the annoyance and pain of a bereaved. Cadence spared no strength. He had given it his all.

Cadence's reaction surprised everyone. But most especially, Eadweard. The young lad was an impressionable young man. He absorbed everything like a sponge. That was why Eadweard's words shook him in that manner.