The heavy oak doors of the Ryu mansion slammed shut with a resounding thud, echoing Vernon's fury throughout the grand foyer. He stormed through the house, his face a mask of rage, his footsteps pounding on the polished marble floors. The humiliation he had suffered at the company, at the hands of his own mother, burned within him, a searing wound to his pride.
He burst into the house, rudely pushing past the staff as they tried to greet him. When he got to his own wing and stepped into the living room, his eyes blazing, his breath coming in ragged gasps. Alice and Ma-ri looked up in surprise, their faces reflecting the shock of his sudden entrance.
"Vernon, what happened?" Alice asked, her voice laced with concern. "You look… upset."
"Upset?" Vernon snarled, his voice dripping with venom. "Upset is an understatement. That… that old witch humiliated me! In front of the entire company!"