Fortunately, Venus reacted just in time, quickly pulling Sigourney back to avoid Rowan's brother's fist. She kept speaking, trying her best to ease the tension.

"Wait, there must be some misunderstanding."

She spoke quickly, in words as clear as possible, so Rowan's brother could understand.

"Today, the construction site experienced an unexpected power outage, which caused the scaffolding to collapse and led to your brother's fall."

"This was entirely an unforeseen accident, not because our ...