The four horses had stopped pulling the grand carriage after passing through the gate and arrived at the front of the large main door of the de Lara mansion.
The rising tension that had accumulated as if it were ready to explode in the carriage was soon released, following the relief in Joanna after feeling like she was holding her breath on their way back home.
It was not that there was no tension during their journey from home. It was because the tension felt different and got heavier during their journey back home, which was hard for Joanna to turn a blind eye to.
She had also had a new experience where no hand was extended to help her descend and ascend the carriage when they made a stop in the Glasstown River. The man who had diligently reached out his hand for her to take had taken his position first inside the carriage near the window, leaving her on the side of the clean and freshwater river.
