Catching Seth's tone when speaking of his wife, Daphne couldn't help but be pleased. He never should have married that wretched woman, and she hoped he realized that now. Of course, she wished he might have realized it a bit sooner, perhaps before he had married her, but that was another story. "Good to hear," she lied.
"Now Seth, I hardly think you should be roughing someone up for being kind enough to escort me." It wasn't as if she honestly thought he would, but it was nice to pretend he was still protective of her. "But, if you must know, I'm dateless this evening." And that statement was enough for Daphne to carefully pluck a glass of her own from a passing waiter and take a small sip.