"Laura, I didn't do anything wrong so why did you have to shout at me...,"
"You bring nothing but disaster to wherever you set foot. It would be best if you leave our table now," Eva ordered sternly.
"Laura, I will take my leave now since you don't want me around. But feel free to call my attention if you need me to get you food or wine," Joanna offered in a meek tone.
She walked away when Laura won't utter a word to her.
Although she sounded and looked harmless only, Laura and her Grandma Cora who was watching the fuss from a distance understood the underlying meaning behind Joanna's statement.
"We planned to make the party unpleasant for her as we have always done so how did she manage to get away unscathed?" Eva complained, her fist tightly clenched.
If only they knew that this particular Joanna wasn't as easy as the one in the past, maybe they wouldn't have been unhappy about losing to her.