"Here, Ms. Mendoza, try this pomegranate juice I squeezed myself."
Xenia poured a glass of juice for Ellinor with a grin and handed it to her, eager for her to have a taste right away.
Ellinor glanced at the red juice and smiled at Xenia, "Thanks for the offer, but I can't have cold drinks right now."
Not getting what she wanted, Xenia laughed and said, "Oh right, cold drinks could upset a girl's stomach, my bad. Never mind, we have juice without ice in the kitchen. I'll have someone get it for you."
With that, Xenia turned and signaled a servant to fetch it from the kitchen.
At this moment, Byran stretched his hand over, "Mom, give me the iced juice; I want something cold."
Xenia paused, looking at her son with an awkward expression. This kid was always complicating things!
The juice was loaded with saffron; she wasn't sure if it would cause boys any harm if they drank it.
Feeling uneasy, Xenia didn't dare take the risk, as her son was her future in the Howard family.
"Uh, Byran, you're a boy; why are you drinking juice? Don't you see we have important guests? You're a big boy now; you should follow in your father and brother's footsteps and try some wine."
Byran actually wanted to try the wine, but he didn't dare!
He snuck a glance at Balfour next to him, but there was no need to ask for an answer, "Mom, my brother won't let me drink. I still have homework to do, so just give me the juice."
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