After several rounds of drinks, my father called out Julian Howard’s name.
This second young master, who had been kept secluded in the old mansion for years, slowly rose to his feet and stepped into the spotlight for the first time.
Secretary Fitzgerald approached him and read aloud the engagement documents.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Julian Howard accepted them with gratitude.
The guests buzzed with speculation.
Everyone was certain that the Lennox heiress was devoted to the eldest young master, and that his inheritance of the family business was a foregone conclusion.
No one expected this turn of events.
Whispers spread like wildfire, with some guests even insinuating that the second young master’s health was too fragile to last.
Why would the Lennox heiress choose him?
Amid
