Although Scarlett Xavier usually seemed like quite an indifferent person, Mrs. Rhodes could still tell that she was always very cautious and timid, totally living under someone else's roof, used to watching people's expressions.
So it's easy to imagine how she got along with her mother in the Monroe Family over the years.
Mrs. Rhodes has three sons, no daughter, always wanted a daughter, so she couldn't understand Joyce Leighton's reactions at all.
...
Scarlett stood in the hallway on the second floor, looking out into the courtyard through the window, with the wind blowing, a few leaves fell from the tree.
She found that Mrs. Rhodes was really a good person, no wonder Julian was so outstanding.
Joyce Leighton came up from downstairs, saw her there, and said, "Scarlett."
Scarlett had just listened to them talk for a while and came up!
Now Joyce herself came up.
