Talia felt someone staring at her and she turned to find it was Lord Lockhart. This time, she didn't feel like he was judging her. She smiled at him with a nod and he returned a nod.
Talia searched for Arthur and found him in the middle of a group of men as they were all teasing and roasting him. She saw him trying to escape but he was pushed back and was not allowed to leave.
"Never mind them. That's how men show their love for each other. They are weird creatures." Emily took a sip of wine and leaned leisurely at the back of the chair.
"Is it okay if I buy Carl a skateboard?" Talia asked Emily and she sighed.
"Did he ask you? That boy... He's so careless! The other day he fell from his bike and it got broken. Then he wants a skateboard. I forbade his father to buy him a skateboard and so he came to you?" Emily was not at all pleased.
