29 June, 1941 - Beverly Hills, California
Danielle glanced nervously at the calendar in her home office. The past few weeks she had worked feverishly on Abigail’s wedding gown and created a new perfume for her. She had designed the House of Bretancourt prêt-à-porter collection for autumn, blended perfumes to match, ordered fabric and notions, and balanced her financial accounts.
No matter how much she occupied her mind, the date she dreaded would soon arrive, and she would be face-to-face with Jon and his wife. I’ll be perfectly cordial, she thought, anxiously practicing her responses.
Jon and Victoria, his parents, and the Leibowitzes were making the journey from England. After they had arrived in New York on a Newell-Grey ship from England, Lou arranged first-class train accommodation
