Even when Joanna Lawrence brought Jeremy Lawrence over for dinner, Lady Octavia suspected Joanna had some ulterior motive.
By bringing a brother who strongly resembled the second son of Heath family, was she trying to win the affection of Madam Heath and thus secure her standing in the family?
Since Lady Octavia had had a previous conversation with Joanna, she felt threatened.
Regardless, Lady Octavia had already pegged Joanna as a manipulative woman.
So anything Joanna did was seen as calculating and purposely done in her eyes.
Lady Octavia sat next to them with a cold face, not saying a word.
Regardless of what tricks Joanna might pull, Lady Octavia was determined to drive this crafty woman out of the Heath family.
"Octavia."