This was especially true for Arthur. He was shocked and frightened by Lindsay's accusation. He stammered, "No, no, it's not like that. We didn't know in advance that you were coming to our house. Dad and Mom are working, so we couldn't prepare anything ahead of time."
Maria also stood up and added carefully, "Lindsay, it's your first year here. Indeed, we didn't receive you well on your first visit, but we honestly didn't know you would be here. Otherwise, we definitely would have prepared a proper welcome for you…"
Alaric frowned. "Lindsay, don't criticize Arthur. He didn't do anything wrong…"
Josie was a little nervous. She hugged Dolli and hid behind Maria while Avery said, "Miss Dudley, this is your first time here. We may have treated you a bit casually, but it's also because we already consider you one of us not an outsider…"
