Minnie and Emmeline immediately got up from the couch. Their laughter instantly died down as they turned toward the entryway.
Emmeline quickly smoothed down her skirt with her palms in an attempt to regain some composure.
She could feel her cheeks were still flushed from laughing.
“Welcome back, honey.” She beamed like a good and happy wife at Richard. “This is Mrs. Kim from next door.” She hurriedly introduced with her gaze zeroing in on Minnie with a polite, tight-lipped smile.
Minnie's eyes briefly flickered over to Emmeline before returning to Richard.
Emmeline noticed the slight narrowing of her friend’s eyes as she took them in, probably wondering what they'd been laughing about.
"Good evening, Mrs. Kim. I'm Richard Maine, Emmeline's husband," Richard's deep voice rang out
