Meanwhile, downstairs, Soha sat quietly on a chair out on the deck, a light breeze rustling the pages of her book. Sunlight filtered through the slats above, casting a striped shadow across her dress. Her expression was calm, composed, even, but her eyes flicked back and forth across the page a little too quickly for someone truly absorbed.
Inside, the prodigy kids group members had gathered around the low table, voices lowered but faces lit with mischief. Georgina leaned in and nudged Lin Heye with her elbow. The movement nearly knocked over the teacup in front of him.
"Come on, go to her!" Georgina whispered, eyes gleaming.
"Right, now is the best time." Dylon nodded.
Lin Heye scratched his head, cheeks tinged pink. "No, no…she doesn't like people bothering her when she is reading. She once ignored me for three whole days because I asked her what she was reading."
