"Ha! Ha! Ha! You never cease to amaze me, King Jackson!" exclaimed Lucas, his voice laced with laughter. "What sort of punishment do you think you would give to your daughter that would make me feel alright?" He was trying to gauge the King's temperament, but Flora, Lucas's daughter, was not amused.
"He's trying to be happy by meting out some punishment to me," Flora mumbled under her breath, her eyes flashing with anger.
"I will lock her in the house for one month," King Jackson declared, a sly smile spreading across his face. "With that, she won't be a pest to you or to your household." Lucas's expression turned cold, his teeth gritted in disapproval.
"He wasn't happy that the King was trying to punish his daughter merely because she was bent on fighting for who she loves," Lucas thou
