'Sh*t!' Darryl's heart jolted, and he was close to tears. 'You're going to kill me for accidentally hitting your *ss? Isn't that a little too much?'

"Behave yourself, Veron!" Agatha said sternly. Then, she looked Darryl up and down impassively. "You say it was a misunderstanding? Do explain yourself."

Darryl nodded, took a deep breath, and told her everything. In the end, he shrugged, smiled bitterly, and said, "Your Excellency, I had just paid my respect to my dead mother when Miss Veron's me