"Jenna, where is my mother?" Alex asked. They weren't gone for long but Mrs Wilde was already gone.
"She has gone to attend to an urgent phone call, young mistress. Please enjoy the tea with your friends. The maids are on standby should you require assistance. I shall go prepare the salon for the stylist's arrival."
After the butler left, Alex allowed herself to sag into the comfortable couch. Jasper snickered and decided to focus on grabbing the cookies with more chocolate chips before dipping it into hot cocoa and stuffing them in his mouth. While Scarlet continued to observe them, she didn't realise that she was also being watched.
"Does your family often interact with so much gusto?"
