None of the ladies' husbands were present today; it was a gathering exclusively for the wives.
Everyone was warm and friendly on the surface, but beneath it all, they were busy forming cliques and quietly sizing each other up.
As one of the few foreign faces, she always stood out in the crowd.
Knowing she was the wife of the head of the Davenport Group, plenty of people came to curry favor. She was well aware that Alaric had his own difficulties, and she was determined not to cause him any more trouble.
She humored the insincere ones and genuinely befriended others. After all, she would be living abroad for quite some time, and having a few friends would help pass the days.
As the afternoon tea party was drawing to a close, they were walking through the banquet hall to leave when the crystal chandelier overhead swayed several times.
Suddenly, the chandelier broke loose on one side and began to plummet.
