"Well, hello!"
With his legs crossed, Declan smiled and greeted them!
Esther and the other three calmed down in no time and confirmed that Declan was not dead, which meant that the ancient mansion wasn't haunted!
"Declan, I'm so sorry. We agreed to organize a party here last night, but the two of us were met in a car accident along the way back. We were not injured, but we were trapped in the car. We were saved by the fire brigade at dawn before we came to apologize to you at once."
Esther had a glib tongue, so she could make up an excuse with ease.
The excuse was perfect, so Declan could not refute it.
It was funny how they thought of Declan as a fool and gullible.
In truth, Declan decided against taking it to heart. Declan had heard everything they had said outside
