"No, Joanna." Joanna shifted her gaze from the Duke to Canillas, who responded to her. "I have thought about that. We don't know about the urgency of the meeting and how long it would take, so it is better for you and Your Grace to go back home first," Canillas suggested, deciding that it was better for his wife and his father-in-law to return home first so they could rest early, as the meeting was only asking for his presence, not them—his new family.
Turning her head to look at her father after hearing the suggestion coming from her husband, Joanna asked for his opinion, and the reply came in a fleeting second later, as if it did not need to take too much time for the Duke to decide over that matter.
