Theo looked at his mother for a few seconds, and for once, he could not think of a good reply quickly.
It was not because he had no answer.
It was because there were too many answers, and none of them sounded good enough when spoken in front of her.
"I..." Theo started but then stopped and took a small breath. "It was not something I properly planned to speak about there, Mother."
The Countess narrowed her eyes a little.
That was all it took to make Theo continue right away.
"The previous head of the Vaelmont Group wanted to know about the mantis first. The talk started from there..." Theo stated and looked at the box where the beetle had gone still again. "And when the topic kept going, I ended up speaking of the idea too. At that point, I did not even have a proper prototype to show for it."
"And then?" the Countess asked.
