Old man Lee walked in with his family; he offered none of the unwelcome guests a greeting which surprised them since he was the one that had invited them over. But since he was older, they accorded him respect by greeting first.
To add salt to injury, the old man ignored their greetings, settling instead into a solitary armchair that was facing them. When he looked at them, it was with disdain, the way one would like at unworthy worms. It made the guests uncomfortable. Some even squirmed under old man Lee's gaze and none dared to move.
Those that could look away turned their eyes to other people in the room, especially the unfamiliar ones like Phoebe. They knew her as the Mayfair heiress that had been replaced by a cuckoo, a shaman and David Saxon's girlfriend.
