99 Western Garden Street, the terrace.
After Tarite brought out tea for the guests, he stood there feeling somewhat uneasy and embarrassed.
Similarly, when faced with strangers, Linda Camille felt equally uneasy and embarrassed.
Arthur watched the two and couldn't help but find humor in the situation—didn't both of them have experience in social situations? Yet, here they were, plagued by social anxiety.
It was like how the lady in Arthur's memory, despite having a face that could bring disaster to a country and rumors of a hundred boyfriends, had never actually held a boy's hand. To avoid awkward situations, she never denied those rumors. Moreover, to avoid trouble, she always presented a cold and aloof demeanor to strangers.
And once you got close?
Prepare to be crushed by malicious words!
What stuck in Arthur's memory most was how this lady had once reduced a suitor who dared to come calling to a state of mental collapse, causing him to flee with a tear-streaked face.
