A week later, my secretary sent me an update on Adrian. He and Chloe had attended a gala for the social elite together. They entered side by side and behaved intimately, no longer making the slightest effort to hide.
Without hesitation, I called the Foster residence. The family butler answered.
"Please put the elder Mr. Foster on the phone. Tell him Valerie Hart is ending the engagement agreement."
The butler sounded alarmed.
"Ms. Hart, it's very late. The elder Mr. Foster is already asleep."
"Wake him."
After 5 minutes, the Foster patriarch came on the line, his voice rough from sleep.
"Valerie?"
"Uncle Foster, I'm formally notifying you that my engagement agreement with Adrian ends tonight."
Silence held for several seconds.
"Don't act rashly. Tell me what Adrian did, and I'll
