Coolest Girl in Town

In the winter, Tissote’s skies grew dark rather early. By 6.00 PM, the lights in the living room had to be turned on.
For tonight’s dinner, Elise had prepared some food to be shared with the others at the dinner table. Even though the dishes were nothing but ordinary home-cooked food, they were fragrant and colorful.
As Jeanie sat down at the dinner table, she nearly drooled. “Looks like I’ll be having more servings than usual tonight.”
Robin chuckled warmly in response.

“Good, good. Don’t be a stranger. Make yourself at home.”
“Of course I will. I haven’t experienced such a homey atmosphere in a long time.” All of a sudden, Jeanies throat itched. When she recalled Bertha staying all alone at the Anderson Residence, she couldn’t help sniffling with her head lowered.
Since the rest of them knew what Jeanie had been through, they could only watch on sympathetically without saying anything.
Realizing that she had brought the mood down, Jeanie hurried to tuck her feelings away and commented, “Ah-look at me misspeaking again.

Let’s drop the issue and start eating. We can’t let Elise down!”
“Indeed! One can’t function on an empty stomach. Once you’ve eaten, you’ll find the strength to go up against anything!” Laura hurried to add.
And so, the atmosphere dissolved into harmony once more, with both food and laughter being shared around the dinner table.

and welcome her in. After a round of introductions and an extra place setting, everyone at the table considered themselves acquainted. Despite not being very approving of Elise

Elise’s parents had both passed away and that Laura and Robin had only each other to rely on, Madeline imagined the elderly couple was eager to facilitate Elise and Alexander’s marriage. Thus, using that as leverage, she began to approach the topic in a roundabout way. **Truthfully, I quite like Elise, but she’s still young enough to be

“Ah -children have their own opinions these days. The times are different now. There’s nothing we as elders can do but put up with it. Now, Mrs. Griffith, try some of these

This is what the lower classes are like-even with so many people crammed around a tiny, rickety dining table for dinner, they fail to consider the virtues of

marries into that family in the future? This won’t do! And so, Jeanic made up her mind

other hand, Robin did not have as much patience and only slapped his fork down onto the table with a clink before growling, “I suggest you be blunt, Mrs. Griffith. I’m sure us country folk lack the social finesse that you possess and would fait to grasp what you were getting at. I would hate for you to have wasted all this effort in

as if he genuinely hadn’t understood, “Allow me to be clearer, then.” She paused and glanced at Elise, “The person you got into a dispute with today is a member of one of heir family has always Tissote’s most powerful clans-the Olson Family Clan. Now, their family been on good terms with the Griffiths and our two families have many involved interests. A fall out would bring about unimaginable consequences. What I mean to say is that you should be the bigger person and let the two Olson kids go so that you can save both our families a great deal

they did?” Startled by the coldness in her gaze, Madeline was momentarily cowed before she could resume her overbearing demeanor. “At any rate, since you’re to become the Griffith Family’s daughter-in-law, you’ll have to put the interests of the Griffiths first. Don’t forget-you’re Alexander’s fiancée.

From the very beginning, the Sinclairs had found the Griffith Family’s relationships to be too complicated, anyway. They never wanted Elise to be in too much