Wine breath - I

Adrian did not make it to dinner. At first, Joyce waited for him to show up, sitting at her regular seat that had been assigned to her when she had first stepped into this house.

Then Daphne arrived and asked her to stand up.

"Do you want me to help you with something?" Her immediate reply with her hands already reaching for the utensil in her hand.

"No," Daphne moved the dish to the side. "Sit on this chair."

Joyce glanced at the one. She was pointing out. It was Right next to the one Adrian sat in. The chair of his wife, the lady of the household previously occupied by Charles because he was the one that was practically second to the boss.

"There—" The conversation had resulted in a small argument which Daphne ended up winning because of the emotional blackmail and that was how Joyce found herself waiting in the seat right next to the head chair, waiting for Adrian to come.