Little sister

The silence that fell over the entire room was suffocating. All eyes converged to Ryke Stoll. His aura had changed to violent hostility and no one even dared to breathe...Well. Except for Mr. Romano who stared defiantly back at Ryke. “Excuse me?” He asked in his deep, raspy voice. “Have I done something to upset you, Mr. Stoll?” Charlotte stood on the same spot, trembling a little. Her facial expression showed exactly how terrible she was feeling at that moment. Scarlett finally broke out of her own transe and went to her friend’s side. She pulled Charlotte away and to a sofa near the wall. Ryke waited for them to be at a safe distance before addressing Mr. Romano. “I don’t know what your practices are here, sir, but where I come from...You are not allowed to put your hand on a woman without her consent. That was highly disrespectful and I want to let you know. Please apologize to Miss Montgomery for your mistake and I hope it won’t happen again.” Mr. Romano stared unblinkingly into Ry