Serena's POV.
I strode back to the table and rejoined the rest of the family on the dining table.
Laura was seated already. The moment I sunk into the chair, she cast a glance at me.
I glared at her and we silently reminded each other of the distaste we shared.
"You were gone for a while." Elder Ambrose said as I settled in. "I began to wonder if it wasn't just to use the bathroom."
"That was all I did, sir. I woke up feeling the need to relieve my bowels but I had to rush to my husband's because it's such an important day."
"Such an inappropriate subject at the dinner table, don't you think, elder?" Laura snidely commented.
"Are you saying I'm not intelligent enough to raise the subject?" Elder Ambrose said with a frown.
Laura gave no response. Turning to face me, he asked, "What
