Chapter 269

"Tea ceremonies and flower arrangements are best appreciated together, really. Arranging flowers is more of an art—it takes time and patience. Normally..." It was clear Nora Murray couldn’t care less about any of it. Tea, flowers—none of that was up her alley. Golf was probably the only thing she could chat about for more than five seconds. Growing up in the military, she probably never had the luxury of wasting time on this kind of stuff. A few minutes into the conversation, she was visibly bored. "I'm clueless about this kind of thing. Aunt Shaw and Grace probably love it, though. No wonder you get along so well with them, Celeste." Come on—everyone could see it had nothing to do with tea or flower arrangement. Nora really had no shame when it came to talking nonsense with a straight face. Celeste Harper gave a polite but clearly forced smile and shot a glance at the old clock above the fireplace. "It’s about time Ava got back. Ethan, chat with Nora a bit—I’ll go to the kitchen and p