Finn's front door slammed open with a violent crash that echoed through the marble-floored foyer. The sharp staccato of high heels rang out against the pristine surface, each step deliberate and furious. Agnes Harrison burst into the living room, her face flushed crimson with rage, clutching a crumpled newspaper in her white-knuckled grip. Every line of her usually composed features was taut with barely controlled fury, her eyes blazing with an intensity that could have melted steel.
Finn, who had just descended from the upper floor, raised an eyebrow at his mother's dramatic entrance. He'd seen Agnes angry before, but this level of volcanic emotion was something entirely different. The air itself seemed to crackle with her indignation.
"Finn!" Agnes's voice cracked like a whip through t
