"Are you guys being punished by standing?"
"..."
The three men in the living room turned their heads simultaneously and spoke in unison.
"No!"
"Then why are all of you standing instead of sitting on the sofa?" Evelyn Sherman asked curiously.
"Didn't see Emma, I was just looking for her," Harrison Yale reacted quickly, coming up with an excuse and sat down next to Ella Jackson.
With Harrison seated, Collins Aiden and Chester Yale had no reason to keep standing.
The two of them sat on the sofa.
The harmonious atmosphere lasted less than a few seconds before their eyes started glaring at one another.
Both were annoyed over the previous telephone incident, yet each was aware of the other's intentions, and neither was willing to be the first to speak.
Business negotiations were always this way, the first to lose patience falls behind.
Among those present, only Zoe Yale was oblivious to the tension, focused solely on eating the cake in her hands.
