I was downstairs wearing a pastel green cocktail dress while I waited with Alex for Victor to arrive. I told Alex we needed to speak to him before we left for the ambassador’s party.
When Benson showed Victor into the living room, Alex greeted him warmly.
“How are you, Victor?” Alex asked. “Daisy tells me you have something you want to speak to me about.”
Victor sat next to me on the couch. “I’d like you to announce our engagement as soon as possible. There are some individuals among the Alpha males who are pursuing your daughter for her inheritance.”
Alex was quiet for a long moment. “I see,” he said. “Does this attention bother my daughter?”
“Yes, I hate it,” I told him. “One of them trapped me in a bathroom at the Phillips’ ball and tried to kiss me.”
Alex’s face grew pale. “And y
