At the moment, despite the agitation she felt inside her, she was utterly relieved that they did not mention her or his name during their gossiping moment.
Aside from that, she suspected that that conversation was built for her to hear, as by listening to them speak further, she could grasp one or two voices that intentionally brought up that topic behind her back, in a range where she could hear everything without missing.
"If you doubted about that, did you forget that Lady Clara told us that she saw her cry when they met not long ago?"
As the latter conversation went on, Joanna was now enlightened, and what she suspected was undoubtedly correct. The third speaking lady was Glenda O'Clein, who was one of Clara de Lorn's close and loyal friends.
"I didn't say she cried. I said her eyes were swollen as if she had cried the night before." There, Clara de Lorn's voice was finally heard.
