Seeing Rowena cry, Julian burst out laughing. He thought she was too gullible. He patted the girl on the shoulder and said, "I told you I was just joking. You are so naive. It's easy to fool you."
Rowena didn't like being called a naive girl who was easily fooled because she knew she was very smart. Well, at least she was already book-smart. She could learn to be street smart as she started seeing the world.
Julian smiled in amusement and then walked over to the teapot and poured tea for himself again which he quickly finished. It was obvious that he intentionally showed Rowena that the tea was safe and didn't contain poison.
"See? No poison," he said with a shrug. "You can go ahead and drink yours. It's good to keep you warm."
He tilted his head at Rowena's cup which was still on the table. "Better drink now. It's getting cold."
