“They’re both the family’s in-laws, but what a difference there is between Victor and William!”
“Aren’t you getting married soon, Eirwen? You should get him to work harder! We Penroses did not accumulate our wealth by idleness, you know!”
“Victor is a good guy. Why don’t you have William follow him around and help him out from time to time? Do some errands, maybe learn a bit in the process.”
For some reason, these senior Penroses were busy fantasizing about my future plans.
“I’m pretty sure this isn’t in the contract,” I whispered to Eirwen.
“I know!” She scowled.
The frigid aura she exuded on my behalf satisfied me. I went back to the meal at hand.
“I think William is a good guy, yeah.” Victor piped up again. “It’s just that I’m not sure if having him run errands for me is appropri
