But the "Her Majesty" of the family had fallen ill.
So all they could do was stand there and get scolded.
Ever since they were kids, the Griffin Family's house rule was that everyone had to give in to Mrs. Rhodes, and over the years they'd all gotten used to it.
Scarlett Xavier heard their voices and opened her eyes.
She saw Jane Cheney already walking over and sitting down on the double sofa beside her.
Jane picked up a cup, poured herself some water, took a sip, then glanced at Scarlett who had just woken up and said, "Didn't sleep well?"
Scarlett sat up straight. "Got up a bit early. You guys came so fast?"
"We literally just got here and Dad already snapped at us, said we came too late."
Scarlett let out a sigh.
Normally no matter how noisy everyone got at home, Julian's dad never minded.
She'd never seen him blow up like this.
Scarlett really was a bit scared.
