Harper and Romeo both getting the sense the older sister Tristian went out of his way to ignore was the cause of the tension? Ran interference. As the only people who didn’t know her but could see how Whilem and Penelope both seemed ready to throw elbows on her butting in on this special day?
They kept her away.
Talking superficially as Penelope and Whilem distracted him with drinking and music, the man had actually forgotten his sister was there thanks to them. But as Romeo and Harper both tried to keep her away, she was determined to get in her brother’s line of sight. And talk her nonsense.
“He looks a mess. Daddy is rolling his grave right now.”
Looking at Tristan and seeing the expensive and tasteful shirt in nice, tailored pants and doc martens, the man didn’t look a mess to h
