The green eyes stared at hers with the intensity that made her unable to look away once the book that she held was no more, as it was now in the hands of the owner of the green eyes, who was sitting right across from her.
Trying to calm her pounding heart, Joanna placed her now-empty hands to clasp on her lap after a few seconds of having her eyes locked with the piercing green ones. Clearing her throat, she said, "I thought you knew that to snatch someone's belongings without asking for permission is impolite, Sir Canillas." Joanna uttered her complaint without raising her voice, but her brows furrowed.
"Oh, my bad. Please accept my apology then, my lady." Canillas bowed before lifting his head to meet Joanna's eyes. "For a moment this poor husband forgot what impoliteness is all about, as this poor husband was too immersed in seeking his wife's whereabouts. He could not find her as she had gone after giving him comfort last night."