“Mrs Grimond, my name is Malcolm Peters and I care a great deal about your daughter. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” he began. Venus launched a protest, to stop him from going too over the top with this charade. She knew he was simply playing along with what she’d started, but she also didn’t want him to lay it on too thick and build her mother’s hope (and hers) up. But Malcolm immediately silenced her protest with a firm squeeze from the arm surrounding her body. “Not only that, I can honestly say that, despite the wealth and privilege I’ve amassed over the years, I didn’t know what true living was until Venus entered my life. She is my greatest treasure. She’s warm, kind, caring and compassionate. And from what she’s told me, you played an integral part in molding

