"I just really want to." Jane Sampson murmured in a soft voice, her gaze fixed on the cup of chrysanthemum tea James Black had poured for her, or more precisely, on the blossoming chrysanthemum tea in the cup. She then glanced at the flower in James's cup and decisively switched their cups.
"Your flower looks prettier," Jane Sampson said quickly, giggling to explain her action when she noticed James looking her way. She then held the teacup with both hands, gently blowing on the chrysanthemum inside.
"It's just tea; look at how fussy you're being," Alexander Forest teased Jane Sampson.
Nina Rice and Peter Gingery bumped into each other downstairs and came up together. At that moment, Nina, swinging her purse energetically, breezed into the room and tossed her bag onto a chair. She then ran over to embrace Yvette Quick first, "My dear sister, you finally decided to come back?"
