Thinking about this, she steadied herself. She was no longer as flustered as she was at the beginning.
She slowly sipped her coffee, put the cup on the table, then raised her eyes to look at Tedd, smiling brightly and saying, "Alright, I will go now."
After saying that, she looked apologetically towards Lady Octavia with a regretful face, "Lady Octavia, I apologize. I cannot accompany you for afternoon coffee."
Upon hearing that Ashton was looking for her, Lady Octavia immediately chuckled and said, "Go ahead, you and Ashton have been good to each other since childhood. It's been over a year since you've seen each other, he must have a lot to talk to you. You young people should talk more, don't worry about me."
Deep down, Lady Octavia does not recognize Joanna as her daughter-in-law.
She still had a special preference for Rebecca Kelloway.
In her view, her son is so outstanding that even if he divorced, the status of a second marriage wouldn't affect anything.
