On the Side of Reason

After coming out of the lounge, Esther went straight back to the Gibson's. By the time she was back, the elders had already gone to bed. Only Anne and James were appreciating the photos of the day in the living room on the first floor.

Seeing Esther, Anne curved her lips into an unfriendly smile. "Good evening."

Esther replied with a smile, "Welcome to the Gibson family, sis."

"Thank you." Anne stood up from the sofa and walked towards her. After sizing Esther up and down, she asked, "By the way, you come alone? Where is Terence?"

"He is still at the hotel. I'm back first." Esther looked at her and said calmly, "Anne, it's your plan, right?"

"I don't understand what you are saying." Anne pretended to be stupid and shrugged.

"It's fine. But Terence can see through it." Esther said, "You can treat me as a fool and play tricks on me. But not Terence. He is smart and he won’t let this matter go so easily."