JOYCE
"M-me?" she smiled awkwardly at Lady Ninia before her eyes darted to Demeter who was currently beside her. His grin went from ear to ear as he nodded his head vigorously.
On the other hand, Evanter who was behind Lady Ninia just looked away. "You can leave us alone, Mama," he uttered in a cold manner.
Then her gaze went toward the open door that was in between the terrace and the Great Hall. It seemed as if the guests were already leaving too as there were few of them left inside.
Joyce gulped a buildup in her throat as she imagined what she needed to do. Demeter and Evanter banter all the time. One of them would cry, and the other would not apologize.
Yes, she was fond of kids. But not for longer than an hour!
She has nephews back home and she would leave them after an hour of listening to their noise.