Keen Sense of Hearing

From upstairs, a woman's high voice was heard.

Everyone lazily looked up the stairs, seeing a woman yelling harshly and condescendingly.

Seeing her, Otto turned pale. He ran up his residence's gorgeous marble steps with his fat body and quickly slapped the young woman—his own daughter, Laurel.

SLAP!

In response to her father's frantic and harsh treatment, Laurel exploded. “WHY DID YOU HIT ME, FATHER?!”

In her entire life, Laurel had never received a beating from anyone. Even his father never touched her with the tip of his finger.

One could say it was neglect, but as she grew older, Laurel realized it was a relief. She was glad her father never touched her at all seeing the way her father touched women her age or under.

But how could this time, the first time her bastard of a father touched her, was to deliver a hard slap?