Alice Turner hadn't expected Thomas Fisher to say that, to actually agree to her going to meet Benjamin Shaw that evening. She tightened her fingers around the hand he was holding, wordlessly expressing her gratitude—gratitude for his trust in her.
It wasn't just Alice herself who hadn't expected it; even Christopher Turner and Sophia Wood, the married couple, hadn't seen it coming.
The two of them had thought Thomas would join them in opposing Alice, but instead he gave them an unexpected answer.
Because Thomas suddenly spoke up and agreed to let Alice go see Benjamin, Sophia and Christopher didn't say anything more about it, leaving the power to decide and handle the matter to the two of them.
After that, it was as if the four of them had agreed in advance—no one brought up the evening again, and the four of them happily started eating.
Things had calmed down on the Turner Family's side, but over at the Shaw Family, it was anything but calm.
