Alexander came to, an hour after collapsing. His body was aching from the severe beating he had taken, but also from profound exhaustion.
He could easily surmise that he had overused his little mana, which disappointed him.
'I need to expand my mana capacity. But how can I do that here?'
As he looked at his penthouse ceiling, Kary finally noticed his open eyes.
"You're awake! You scared me, passing out like that. What was all that about?"
"It was nothing–Ow!"
Kary punched him in the stomach lightly when he said it was nothing. Her angry stare dissuaded Alex from lying again.
*Sigh*
"It was payback from the Bellemare family, for putting Violette in danger. I was expecting at least that much…"
"But it wasn't your fault. Why would they lash out at you?"
"It doesn't matter anymore. I will need to go to their home and apologize in person. To Violette and her parents. I owe them that much."