Lily also chimed in, "Exactly, Brother-in-law was way out of line. Coming to our house and trying to hit someone? That's not how you come to apologize."
Hearing this, Nancy was also fuming.
But remembering the scene from earlier, the way her brother-in-law had shielded her, her pretty face flushed slightly, and the look she gave Luis grew increasingly tender.
Those broad shoulders, that strong back standing protectively in front of her—the old-fashioned hero-saves-the-damsel scenario might seem cliché, but in reality, no woman could resist it.
Luis picked up a large prawn and started peeling it, saying with a smile, "Mom, the way Daniel was screaming earlier was already causing quite a commotion."
As he spoke, he placed the peeled prawn into Ruth's bowl, then started peeling another, saying, "This is our home. What if the neighbors came out to gawk and gossip about us?"
"Even if we're in the right, family shame shouldn't be aired in public."
