BANG!
The loud slam of his palm against the desk made Mereoleona flinch involuntarily, her shoulders tensing as the force of the impact echoed through the study.
"I don't want to hear your excuses!" her father snapped, his deep voice reverberating off the walls. His piercing gaze bore into her, sharp with fury. "You were supposed to meet your fiancé, have a simple conversation, and get to know him. That was all. But instead, you let your knight run out of control and didn't stop him!?"
His words struck like a whip, each syllable laced with growing frustration.
"You let him get humiliated by a weak boy who has never held a sword in his life!" The Count's voice grew louder, his hands balling into fists atop his desk. The veins in his temples pulsed with barely restrained anger.