Iris:
"When did you come?" I asked.
James had this scared look on his face that already told me what I was suspecting was true. There was something going on, something that was not fully uncovered.
By him asking the caller if he was still in contact with them, I could only assume they were my mother and my brother being mentioned.
So when I had to act like nothing was wrong, it was really difficult for me because I was still in shock.
Yet having my children beside me helped, because I broke my stare with James by lowering my head toward them, and that gave me enough space to work on my facial expressions before lying to him.
"I just came now, right now, and I thought I would let you guys know firsthand that Kash has planned a lunch for you at the main mansion," I replied in a calm yet cheery tone.
At the same time, I gently fixed my children's clothes to avoid making eye contact with James.
"Um, how are you?" James asked, and I finally gave him a full glance.
