INDOMITABLE ROMEO STORMBREAKER

CHAPTER 276

Romeo scrambled to his feet, with his heart hammering in his chest. He bowed his head low, adopting the posture of a contrite servant. "I'm so sorry, sir," he said, with a trembling voice. "It was an accident. Please sir

forgive me."

Colonel Van Der Merwe's face was a mask of fury. "You clumsy fool!" he snarled, with a voice that echoed in the confined space. "Do you have any idea who I am?" He stepped closer, as his eyes blazed with indignation. "How dare you spill coffee on me!"

Romeo kept his head down, his mind kept racing to maintain his guise. "I truly apologize, sir. It won't happen again," he pleaded, hoping to defuse the colonel's anger.

But the colonel was unrelenting. "Apologies won't clean my uniform, you idiot!" he spat. With a swift motion, he backhanded Romeo across the cheek, and the force of the blow sent a sharp sting through Romeo's face.

Romeo winced but kept his head bowed. "Please, sir," he implored, with a voice that was steady despite the pain. "It was an acci