Amidst her confusion, Maggie Spencer stepped forward and came to a halt in front of Tiffany Mamet.
"Maggie Spencer, you dare."
Gazing into Tiffany Mamet's fierce eyes, Maggie Spencer felt a chill run through her heart. She looked to Leo Spencer and said, "Dad, let it be. For a harmonious family, all is well..."
Before she could finish her sentence with 'prospers,' she heard a 'slap,' and then Tiffany Mamet felt a sharp pain on her face. In a daze, she reached up to cover her cheek.
It took her a while to come to her senses: Leo Spencer had hit her.
Leo Spencer actually hit her.
Tiffany Mamet felt a surge of anger rising within her and glared furiously at Leo Spencer, "Leo Spencer, you hit me, you actually..."
"It wasn't I who hit you, but the family law. In the Spencer family, disrespect by the younger generation towards their elders is not tolerated, nor is it permissible for an elder to strike a younger one without reason."