“You don’t know how to act, huh?”

Jane drew out the last word, exchanging a meaningful glance with Lilian. Then, they stood up at the same time and said to Laurence, “Lilian and I came back with you because we were worried something might happen, but it seems everything went smoothly, so we can stop worrying.

“We’re exhausted from rushing back. We’ll go and rest now.”

Laurence understood exactly what they were trying to do. He and Noelle stood up to see them off, but Lilian refused.

“We’re a