A deafening silence followed after her husband had spoken. His words made the entire atmosphere of the dining room to be frozen. Her mother-in-law seemed too stunned to speak, probably shocked that her own son would humiliate herself in the presence of others.
No matter how Calla thought about those words, they sounded more like an insult to her ears. The words also stamped the guess that she had about the mother and son's bad relationship.
As for why the mother and son had a bad relationship, Calla was very clueless about that matter.
''A-Axel, You…''
''Excuse me, I've lost my appetite.'' Calla watched as her husband interrupted her mother-in-law after wiping the non-existent stain on lips. He then stood up and stepped out of the dining table, advancing his steps out of the dining room.
''Axel, wait…'' Her mother-in-law tried to stop him from leaving, but the man didn't bother to send a glance as he stepped out through the door
*bzzt* *bzzt*