I gave a cough to calm down before reaching out to take the bowl and spoon from Veronica.
As I did that, I said, "I can eat on my own, there's no need for you to feed me."
But before I could take the bowl and spoon from her, Veronica moved them away from my grasp.
She then said in a calm and stern voice, "You've just woken up and you're still weak. You shouldn't push yourself in this condition and just learn to accept help from others."
I revealed a bitter smile when I heard this, but I said in a firm voice as well, "I'm fine, I can do this on my own."
Seeing that I wasn't backing down, Veronica revealed a displeased look.
Then it was replaced with an unwilling look, but when she peeked at Shaka, she still handed the bowl and spoon over with a sigh.
If it was before where we were still alone, she wouldn't have been as willing to back down. But since Shaka was here as a witness, she had her own reputation to care about and couldn't act as strong.
