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"I've been back a couple of days already," Barbara said with a slight smile.

Antonio rubbed the dragon head on his cane, "All these years, how have you been abroad?” He asked with a tone filled with supposed concerns.

Barbara rubbed the emerald green ring, an heirloom from her grandmother, on her index finger, "Of course, I'm doing great. Look how young and lively I am. You, on the other hand..."She looked at his cane, then fixed her eyes on his white hair, and laughed, "You look way older than when we last saw each other seven years back. What?, has this person been sucking you dry?”

Barbara pursed her lips at Daphne.

Antonio coughed to hide his feelings of awkwardness and said nothing.

Daphne could tell Barbara was dissing her, and raised a hand, ready to slap her.

Bethany squinted, and grabbed Daphne's wrist, "Daphne, you'd best not to resort to violence Otherwise, I'll call the cops on you for assault and battery!”

"You... ” Daphne glared at Bethany.

Barbara then patted Beth