Chapter Thirty
~June 1~
Joshua settled himself into the chair opposite Mr. Sherman, who sat behind a large oak desk in his study. He was keenly aware that Gwendolyn was just on the floor above him, sitting with his mother in her drawing room and waiting for him, but he was determined to do this right.
“Well, this is a most interesting proposal, Lord Wickford,” Mr. Sherman said, looking over the paper Joshua had had his solicitor draw up earlier that morning. In it were blank spaces where Sherman could fill in whatever number he and Joshua agreed upon for the sale of the Ryder Street Club.
“You should know that my mother and Miss Sherman came to an agreement last evening for us to purchase ownership of half the club, but I would actually like to purchase the entire thing outright,” Josh
