Thankfully, Mrs. Coriell reacted quickly and explained with a smile, "Far from it, I was just remembering some of the things that happened when you and Vita were children. I was foolish to speak about the past in front of Miss Evans. I hope you don't mind?"
Xaviera Evans quipped, "And what if I say I do mind? Can you take back what you've already said?"
Caleb: "..." This woman would never let herself suffer a loss.
Mrs. Coriell's expression stiffened a bit, she probably didn't expect such a blunt response from Xaviera. But she quickly recovered, "Exactly, Miss Evans. It's only natural for you to mind. As the older one, it was foolish of me to bring up the past and make you uncomfortable. May I apologize to you?"
She lowered her stance and invoked her status as an elder. If Xaviera continued to argue, it would make her appear unreasonably insistent.
Xaviera smirked. It was different when dealing with someone of a higher stature. They could retract and attack all at once.
