“De Vries!”
Howard exclaimed and the two men exchanged a friendly hug. After the introductions were made, Charles came and joined the group.
Eton and De Vries started talking, as the old friends they seemed to be, and Charles turned to Anne.
“I told you we would be meeting sooner than you think. “
He smiled, but Anne ignored him and turned to Devon.
“You mentioned you wanted to show me something earlier?”
“Yes, I could…”
Devon began when his father interrupted him.
“Anne - I wasn’t aware that you and Charles knew each other. “...
“Not anymore, and…”
Anne began when Charles lifted his glass and said
“Knew each other? Well, you could say so?”
“I sense there’s a story here?”
Eton commented, curious.
“Well, “ Charles smiled. “We were engaged. But - of course- that was …”
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